Appeal No. 2006-1467 Page 3
Application No. 10/302,271
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Kolesar et al. (Kolesar) 4,817,851 Apr. 04, 1981
Sluzewski et al. (Sluzewski) 6,351,353 Feb. 26, 2002
(filed Dec. 09, 1999)
Kirkland et al. (Kirkland) 5,789,813 Aug. 04, 1998
Claims 1-3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Sluzewski in view of Kirkland and Kolesar.
Claims 4 and 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Sluzewski in view of Kirkland.
We refer to the brief and reply briefs and to the answer for
a complete exposition of the opposing viewpoints expressed by
appellants and the examiner concerning the issues before us on
this appeal.
OPINION
Having carefully considered each of appellants* arguments
set forth in the briefs, appellants have not persuaded us of
reversible error on the part of the examiner. Accordingly, we
affirm the examiner’s rejections for substantially the reasons
set forth by the examiner in the answer. We add the following
for emphasis.
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