Appeal No. 2006-0848
Application No. 09/981,231
4. Claims 27 and 28 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over the teachings of Abe in view of Barnes.
5. Claims 39, 41-45, 50, 52 and 54-56 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over the teachings of Salter in view of Abe.
6. Claim 51 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the
teachings of Salter in view of Abe and Douthit.
7. Claim 53 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the
teachings of Salter in view of Abe and Barnes.
8. Claim 57 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the
teachings of Abe in view of Ferguson. 9. Claims 72 and 74 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of Abe in view of Barnes.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellant or the examiner, we make reference to
the briefs and the answer for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal, the rejections advanced
by the examiner and the evidence of anticipation and obviousness relied upon by the
examiner as support for the rejections. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into
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