Appeal No. 2005-1089
Application No. 09/947,454
The examiner relies on the following prior art references
as evidence of unpatentability:
Ramalingam et al. 4,673,477 Jun. 16, 1987
(Ramalingam)
Ramm et al. 5,192,578 Mar. 9, 1993
(Ramm)
Straemke 5,216,223 Jun. 1, 1993
Song et al. 5,885,355 Mar. 23, 1999
(Song)
Blalock et al. 6,056,850 May 2, 2000
(Blalock)
The appealed claims stand rejected as follows:
I. claims 1 through 3, 5 through 8, 19, and 21 under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Ramm (answer at 4);
II. claims 1 through 8, 12, 14, and 19 through 21 under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Ramm (id. at 4-
5);
III. claims 9 through 11 and 15 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
unpatentable over Ramm in view of Straemke (id. at 5-
6);
IV. claim 13 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over
Ramm in view of Song (id. at 6);
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