Appeal No. 2006-0844 Παγε 2
Application No. 10/118,027
The prior art
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Otani et al. (Otani) 4,008,909 Feb. 22, 1977
Bauer 5,431,447 Jul. 11, 1995
Wier 6,179,330 Jan. 20, 2001
Vollimer 6,447,011 Sep. 10, 2002
The rejections
Claims 1 and 4 to 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Bauer in view of Vollimer.
Claims 1 and 4 to 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Otani in view of Wier.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellant regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the non-final
rejection (mailed October 4, 2004) and answer (mailed May 20, 2005) for the examiner's
complete reasoning in support of the rejections, and to the brief (filed February 25,
2005) for the appellant's arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration to
the appellant's specification and claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
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