Appeal Number: 2006-0921
Application Number: 10/083,079
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of the claims which
are appended to the brief.
PRIOR ART
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Bohn et al. EP 0 945 310 A2 Sep. 29, 1999
REJECTIONS
Claims 1 to 4, 6 to 11 and 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
unpatentable over Bohn.
Claim 5 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103 as being unpatentable over
Bohn.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellant regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the final
rejection (mailed November 1, 2004) and the examiner's answer (mailed
September 29, 2005) for the reasoning in support of the rejection, and to
appellant’s brief (filed June 7, 2005) for the arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration to
appellant’s specification and claims, to the applied prior art reference, and to the
respective positions articulated by appellant and the examiner. As a consequence
of our review, we make the determinations that follow.
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