Appeal No. 2006-1430
Application No. 10/005,484
THE EVIDENCE
The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence of
unpatentability:
Schmidt US 3,476,440 Nov. 04, 1969
Bey US 4,335,744 Jun. 22, 1982
Shank US 5,542,873 Aug. 06, 1996
Evans US 5,810,045 Sep. 22, 1998
THE REJECTIONS
Appellants seek review of the Examiner’s rejections of claims 23-25,
31, 32, 42, 44-47, 50, 53, 54, 56, 58, and 59 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by Evans, claims 24, 25, 29, 31-38, 42, 44-47, 56, 58, and
59 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Shank in view of
Schmidt or Evans, and claims 30, 51, 52, 55, and 57 under 35 U.S.C. §
103(a) as being unpatentable over Shank in view of Schmidt or Evans and
further in view of Bey.
The Examiner provides reasons in support of the rejections in the
Examiner's Answer (mailed September 2, 2005). Appellants present
opposing arguments in the Brief (filed June 2, 2005) and Reply Brief (filed
November 7, 2005).
OPINION
The anticipation rejection based on Evans
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