Appeal No. 2005-1882
Application No. 09/989,244
References
The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:
Harvey 6,130,625 October 10, 2000
Yang 6,133,847 October 17, 2000
Kitao et al. (Kitao) 6,160,491 December 12, 2000
Fong et al. (Fong) 6,309,275 October 30, 2001
Rejections At Issue
Claims 1-4 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being obvious over the
combination of Kitao and Fong.
Claim 5 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being obvious over the combination of
Kitao, Fong, and Harvey.
Claim 8 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being obvious over the combination of
Kitao, Fong, and Yang.
Throughout our opinion, we make references to the Appellants’ briefs, and to the
Examiner’s Answer for the respective details thereof.1
OPINION
With full consideration being given to the subject matter on appeal, the Examiner’s
rejections and the arguments of the Appellants and the Examiner, for the reasons stated infra, we
1 Appellants filed an appeal brief on September 3, 2004. The Examiner mailed an Examiner’s
Answer on January 12, 2005.
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