Appeal No. 2006-1799
Application No. 10/269,955
Claims 21-34, all of the appealed claims, stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a). As evidence of obviousness, the Examiner offers Jacobsen alone with
respect to claims 21-23 and 29-31, adds Martins to Jacobsen with respect to claims 24,
25, 32, and 33, adds Sheerin to Jacobsen with respect to claims 26 and 34, and adds
Kleinhans to Jacobsen with respect to claims 27 and 28.1
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the Examiner, reference is
made to the Briefs2 and Answer for their respective details.
1 As indicated at page 7 of the Answer, the Examiner has withdrawn the 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, second paragraph, rejection of claims 21-34.
2 The Appeal Brief was filed March 25, 2005. In response to the Examiner’s Answer
mailed May 20, 2005, a Reply Brief was filed July 19, 2005 which was acknowledged
and entered by the Examiner as indicated in the communication mailed October 4,
2005.
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