Appeal No. 2006-2441
Application No. 10/056,224
D. Claim 12 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over the combination of Bunnell, Roeber and
Mahalingaiah.
E. Claims 13 and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over the combination of Bunnell, Roeber and
Levine.
F. Claims 15 through 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over the combination of Bunnell, Roeber,
Levine, Razban and Mahalingaiah.
G. Claims 18 and 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over the combination of Bunnell, Roeber,
Levine and Razban.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellant and the
Examiner, the opinion refers to respective details in the Briefs1
and the Examiner’s Answer2. Only those arguments actually made by
Appellant have been considered in this decision. Arguments that
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1 Appellant filed an Appeal Brief on October 28, 2005. Appellant filed a Reply Brief on May 15, 2006.
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2 The Examiner mailed an Examiner’s Answer on March 27, 2006. The Examiner mailed an office
communication on June 02, 2006 stating that the Reply Brief has been entered and considered.
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