Appeal No. 2005-1279
Application No. 09/924,285 2
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Schneider 4,239,732 Dec. 16, 1980
Gumery et al. 5,435,710 Jul. 25, 1995
(Gumery)
Nennecker 5,498,151 Mar. 12, 1996
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1, 3 through 9, 12 and 14 through 20 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Nennecker.
Claims 2 and 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Nennecker.
Claims 1, 3 through 10, 12 and 14 through 21 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Gumery.
Claims 2, 13, 27 and 29 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Gumery.
Claims 11, 22, 28 and 30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Nennecker in view of
Schneider.
Claims 11, 22 through 26, 31 and 32 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Gumery in view of
Schneider.
Attention is directed to the main and reply briefs (filed
December 31, 2003 and May 24, 2004) and answer (mailed March 19,
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