Appeal No. 2006-3019
Application No. 09/735,586
Rejections at Issue
Claims 1-7, 9 and 25-32 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Smith.
Claim 8 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being obvious over the combination of Smith and Cooper.
Claims 11 and 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being obvious over the combination of
Smith and Welsh.
Throughout our opinion, we make references to the
Appellant’s briefs, and to the Examiner’s Answer for
the respective details thereof.1
OPINION
With full consideration being given to the subject
matter on appeal, the Examiner’s rejections and the
arguments of the Appellant and the Examiner, for the
reasons stated infra, we affirm the Examiner’s
rejections of claims 1-9, 11, 12 and 25-32 under
35 U.S.C. § 102(e) and § 103(a).
1 Appellant filed an appeal brief on 6/4/2004. Appellant filed a
reply brief on 9/15/2004. The Examiner mailed an Examiner’s
Answer on 8/9/2004.
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