Appeal No. 2006-2074
Application No. 10/158,197
THE REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Arnold 4,947,713 Aug 14, 1990
Fierthaler 5,081,770 Jan. 21, 1992
Howell 5,245,756 Sep. 21, 1993
Bond 5,341,707 Aug. 30, 1994
Seber 5,528,834 Jun. 25, 1996
Mangol 5,791,055 Aug. 11, 1998
Sanelli 6,560,877 May 13, 2003
(filed Feb 5, 2001)
THE REJECTIONS AT ISSUE
Claims 36, 37, 41, 42, 49, 50, 51, 55, 56, and 63 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Sanelli in view of Howell,
Arnold and Bond. Claims 38 through 40, 43 through 45, 52 through 54 and
57 through 59 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Sanelli in view of Howell, Arnold, Bond, and Fierthaler. Claims 46
through 48 and 60 though 62 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Sanelli in view of Howell, Arnold, Bond, Fierthaler, Seber
and Mangol. Claims 36 and 50 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Sanelli in view of Howell. Throughout the opinion
we make reference to the briefs and the answer for the respective details
thereof.
OPINION
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