Appeal No. 2005-1436
Application No. 09/771,876
2. Claims 1-8, 10, 21-22 and 42 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Iwamoto.
3. Claims 1, 3, 5-6, 10-11, 14, 16-18 and 21 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Suzuki.
4. Claims 1-8, 10-11 13-14, 16-19, 21-23, 25-26, 39, and
43 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) for obviousness in
view of Skeels taken with Farnos or Absil.
We have carefully considered the entire record in light of
the respective positions taken by the examiner and the
appellants. Having done so, we find ourselves in substantial
agreement with the examiner's position with respect to all of the
rejections at issue.
Accordingly, we adopt the examiner's position as our own.
Indeed, the examiner's answer includes an exceptionally thorough
analysis and treatment of all the issues on appeal. For that
reason, we offer only a few additional comments for emphasis.
With regard to the 35 U.S.C. § 112, rejection, appellants
primarily rely upon an amendment, apparently filed with their
brief, to overcome the rejection. However, the examiner's answer
indicates that the amendment has not been entered.
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