Appeal No. 2006-1653 Παγε 2
Application No. 09/840,434
Aydelott 270,723 Jan. 16, 1883
Ichikawa et al. (Ichikawa) 5,989,140 Nov. 23, 1999
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1 to 6 and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated
by Ichikawa.
Claims 7 and 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Ichikawa in view of Aydelott.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellants regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the answer
(mailed November 3, 2004) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the
rejections, and to the brief (filed August 23, 2004) and reply brief (filed December 30,
2004) for the appellants' arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration to
the appellants' specification and claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the examiner. As a consequence
of our review, we make the determinations which follow.
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