Appeal No. 2005-2315 Παγε 2
Application No. 10,311,180
The prior art
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Kremer 4,173,265 Nov. 6, 1979
Heard et al. (Heard) 5,996,311 Dec. 7, 1999
The rejection
Claims 1 to 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Heard in view of Kremer.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellant regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the answer
(mailed December 3, 2004) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the
rejections, and to the brief (filed August 26, 2004) and reply brief (filed February 7,
2005) for the appellant's arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration to
the appellant's specification and claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellant and the examiner. As a consequence
of our review, we make the determinations which follow.
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