Appeal No. 2006-1777
Application No. 10/206,704
The rejection of claims 14 and 15 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated by
Walker is affirmed with respect to claim 14 but reversed with respect to claim 15.
The rejection of claims 1, 2, 8-11, 21, and 22 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being
anticipated by Johnson is affirmed.
The rejection of claims 18 and 19 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Walker is reversed with respect to claim 18 but affirmed with respect to claim 19.
The rejection of claim 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Walker and Klippel is reversed.
The rejection of claims 14 and 17 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Richardson and Walker is affirmed.
The rejection of claims 3-7, 12, and 13 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Johnson and Walker is affirmed with respect to claims 3, 4, 6, 7, and
12 but reversed with respect to claims 5 and 13.
The examiner’s decision is thus affirmed-in-part.
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