Appeal No. 2006-0518 Application No. 10/358,615 The following rejections are on appeal before us: 1. Claims 1-4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 21 and 23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of Templeton in view of Funk. 2. Claims 5 and 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of Templeton in view of Funk and further in view of Higashiyama. 3. Claim 8 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of Templeton in view of Funk and further in view of Hills. 4. Claim 10 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of Templeton in view of Funk and further in view of Harr. 5. Claims 13-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of Templeton in view of Funk and further in view of Hills and Higashiyama. Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for the respective details thereof. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007