Appeal No. 2006-3033
Application No. 10/748,992
THE REJECTIONS
The following rejections are on appeal before us:
1. Claims 1, 2, 5-7 and 16 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Manchester.
2. Claims 3, 4, 8-12 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over the teachings of Manchester in view of
Browning.
3. Claims 13 and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over the teachings of Browning in view of Manchester.
4. Claim 17 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over the teachings of Ogawa in view of Manchester.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellant 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 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, the appellant’s arguments set forth in the briefs along with the
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