Appeal No. 2005-2417 Application No. 09/999,660 Claims 4-31, 33 and 34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as being based on a specification which fails to comply with the written description requirement of this section of the statute. Claims 1, 3-5, 10, 15-20, 30, 31, 33 and 34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Hahne. Claims 1, 3, 18, 22, 23, 26, 27, 31 and 34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Reichel. Claims 6-8 and 11-14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Hahne. Claim 9 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Hahne in view of Tafel. Claims 24 and 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Reichel. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007