Appeal No. 2006-0320 Application No. 10/293,833 Rather than reiterate the examiner's specific comments regarding the above-noted obviousness rejection and the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and appellant regarding that rejection, we make reference to the examiner's answer (mailed June 6, 2005) for the reasoning in support of the rejection, and to appellant’s brief (filed March 2, 2005) and reply brief (filed June 27, 2005) for the arguments thereagainst. OPINION In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration to appellant’s specification and claims, to the applied prior art, and to the respective positions articulated by appellant and the examiner. As a consequence of our review, we have made the determination that the examiner’s rejection. Thus, that rejection is no longer before us on appeal. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007