Appeal No. 2006-1751
Application No. 09/778,872
Krishnaswamy et al. (Krishnaswamy) 5,185,589 Feb. 9, 1993
Vale et al. (Vale) 5,194,836 Mar. 16, 1993
Ishii et al. (Ishii) 5-259804 Oct. 8, 1993
(Japanese Kokai Patent Application)2
Claims 24-33 and 40 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated
by Krishnaswamy, Curran, Vale, or Ishii.
Claims 34-39, 61, and 62 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Ishii, Vale, or
Curran is applied against claim 34. Krishnaswamy, Ishii, Vale, or Curran is applied
against claims 35-39, 61, and 62.
Claims 1-16 have been canceled.
Claims 17-23 and 41-60 have been withdrawn from consideration.
We refer to the Final Rejection (mailed Oct. 9, 2002), the Examiner’s Answer
(mailed Sept. 11, 2003), and the Supplemental Answer (mailed Aug. 10, 2005) for a
statement of the examiner’s position and to the Brief (filed Mar. 10, 2003) and the Reply
Brief (filed Nov. 10, 2003) for appellants’ position with respect to the claims which stand
rejected.
OPINION
2 With English translation provided by the USPTO, Oct. 1995.
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