Appeal No. 2006-0223
Application No. 09/754,969
References
The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:
Kuwahara 6,202,072 March 13, 2001
(Filed December 5, 1997)
Arn et al. (Arn) WO 94/14122 June 23, 1994
Rejections At Issue
Claims 1-3, 5-27, and 29-42 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being obvious over
the combination of Kuwahara and Arn.
Throughout our opinion, we make references to the Appellant’s 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 Appellant and the Examiner, for the reasons stated infra, we
affirm the Examiner’s rejection of claims 1-3, 5-27, and 29-42 under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
1 Appellant filed an appeal brief on November 4, 2003 (signed copy provided on November 29,
2004). The Examiner mailed an Examiner’s Answer on January 28, 2004.
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