Appeal 2006-3092
Application 10/601,738
module is connected through the respective one of the
interfaces to the base module.
PRIOR ART
The prior art references of record relied upon by the Examiner in
rejecting the appealed claims are:
KURITA US 5,235,328 Aug. 10. 1993
KING US 2002/0067826 A1 Jun. 6, 2002
REJECTIONS
Claims 1-3, 5-8, 10, and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Kurita in view of King.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the
Examiner and the Appellants regarding the above-noted rejection, we make
reference to the Examiner's Answer (mailed May 3, 2006) for the reasoning
in support of the rejections, and to Appellants’ Brief (filed Feb. 21, 2006)
and Reply Brief (filed May 9, 2006) for the arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful
consideration to Appellants’ Specification and claims, to the applied prior art
references, and to the respective positions articulated by Appellants and the
Examiner. As a consequence of our review, we make the determinations
that follow.
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