Appeal No. 2006-2919 Page 3
Application No. 10/291,955
The following rejections are on appeal before us:
1. Claims 1-3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 20 and 21 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings
of Gerety in view of Roustaei.
2. Claims 8, 10, 16, 18 and 22 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of
Gerety in view of Roustaei, and further in view of Oda.
3. Claim 7 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over the teachings of Gerety in view of Roustaei, and
further in view of Zagami.
4. Claims 1, 4, 11, 13, 17 and 19 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of
Houvener in view of Roustaei.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the examiner, we
make reference to the briefs and the answer for the respective details
thereof.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal, the
rejections advanced by the examiner and the evidence of obviousness relied
upon by the examiner as support for the rejections. We have, likewise,
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