Appeal No. 2006-2321
Application No. 10/706,254
Claims 1 and 2 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Hussein. Claims 5-13, 16, and
17 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). As evidence
of obviousness, the Examiner offers Hussein in view of Bryant
with respect to claims 5, 12, 13, and 16, and Bryant in view of
Hussein with respect to claims 6-11 and 17.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Briefs1 and Answer for their
respective details.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal,
the rejections advanced by the Examiner, and the evidence of
anticipation and obviousness relied upon by the Examiner as
support for the rejections. We have, likewise, reviewed and
taken into consideration, in reaching our decision, Appellants’
arguments set forth in the Briefs along with the Examiner’s
rationale in support of the rejection and arguments in rebuttal
set forth in the Examiner’s Answer.
1 The Appeal Brief was filed December 26, 2005. In response
to the Examiner’s Answer mailed March 7, 2006, a Reply Brief was
filed March 11, 2006 which was acknowledged and entered by the
Examiner as indicated in the communication mailed May 19, 2006.
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