Appeal No. 2006-2707
Application No. 09/749,792
41.37(c)(1)(vii)(eff. Sept. 13, 2004).
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have carefully
considered the subject matter on appeal, the Examiner’s
rejections, the arguments in support of the rejections and the
evidence of obviousness relied upon by the Examiner as support
for the rejections. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into
consideration Appellant’s arguments set forth in the Briefs along
with the Examiner’s rationale in support of the rejections and
arguments in the rebuttal set forth in the Examiner’s Answers.
After full consideration of the record before us, we agree with
the Examiner that claims 1 through 17 are properly rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the combination of
Georgiou and McDermott. Additionally, we agree with the Examiner
that claims 18 through 20 are properly rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the combination of Ko,
Georgiou and McDermott. Accordingly, we affirm the Examiner’s
rejections of claims 1 through 20 for the reasons set forth
infra.
mailed a supplemental Examiner’s Answer on June 9, 2006.
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