Appeal No. 2005-1817 Page 3
Application No. 09/834,499
Bryant et al. (Bryant) 5,155,494 Oct. 13, 1992
Dodd et al. (Dodd) 5,313,189 May 17, 1994
Iijima et al. (Iijima) 5,708,307 Jan. 13, 1998
Tuttle 6,112,152 Aug. 29, 2000
Tallman et al. (Tallman) 6,175,308 Jan. 16, 2001
Takagi et al. (Takagi) 6,285,948 Sep. 4, 2001
(filed Apr. 6, 2000)
Strohbeck 6,580,972 Jun. 17, 2003
(filed Mar. 20, 2000)
Claims 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 15 and 18 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Iijima in view of
Takagi.
Claim 2 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Iijima in view of Takagi and further in view of
Tuttle.
Claims 5 and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Iijima in view of Takagi and further in
view of Tallman.
Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Iijima in view of Takagi and further in view of
Bathards.
Claims 7 and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Iijima in view of Takagi and further in
view of Strohbeck.
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