Appeal 2006-1971
Application 10/144,224
1 Mills US 5,978,691 Nov. 02, 1999
2 Soller US 6,006,119 Dec. 21, 1999
3 Aranow US 6,018,674 Jan. 25, 2000
4 Misner US 6,222,189 Apr. 24, 2001
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6 THE REJECTIONS
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8 The Examiner rejected claims 1, 3-10, 12-17, 19, and 20 under
9 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) (2004).
10 Claims 1 and 3-6, and 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
11 being unpatentable over Steuer in view of Soller, Arakaki, Aronow,
12 Mendelson, and Mills.
13 Claims 7, 9, and 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
14 unpatentable over Steuer in view of Soller, Arakaki, and Aranow.
15 Claims 14-16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
16 unpatentable over Steuer in view of Soller, Arakaki, Aronow, and
17 Gravenstein.
18 Claim 12 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
19 unpatentable over Steuer in view of Soller, Arakaki, Aronow, Gravenstein,
20 and Osemwota.
21 Claim 20 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
22 unpatentable over Steuer, Soller, Arakaki, Aronow, Mendelson, Mills, and
23 Misner.
24 Claim 17 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
25 unpatentable over Steuer in view of Soller, Arakaki, Aronow, and Simons.
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