Appeal 2006-2109
Application 10/680,678
1 This appeal arises from the Examiner’s Final Rejection, mailed February 2,
2 2005. The Appellant filed an Appeal Brief in support of the appeal on April 1,
3 2005, and the Examiner mailed an Examiner’s Answer to the Appeal Brief on
4 April 27, 2005. A Reply Brief was filed on June 2, 2005. The appeal was
5 remanded by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences back to the Examiner
6 to reconsider a rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 101 on March 2, 2006. The Examiner
7 mailed a second Examiner’s Answer to the Appeal Brief on March 27, 2006. A
8 second Reply Brief was filed on May 2, 2006. Generic references below to an
9 Examiner’s Answer and a Reply Brief refer to the second submission of each
10 occurring in 2006.
11 PRIOR ART
12 The Examiner relies upon the following references as evidence of
13 unpatentability:
14 Helbling US 5,724,518 Mar. 3, 199814
15 Burke US 6,088,682 Jul. 11, 200015
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17 REJECTIONS1
18 Appellant seek review of the following Examiner’s rejections.
19 Claims 1-6, 11-14, and 19-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
20 obvious over Helbling.
21 Claims 7-10 and 15-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over
22 Helbling and Burke.
1 The Examiner withdrew a rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 101 (Answer 2)
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