Appeal 2007-0493 Application 10/289,967 Patent 6,144,380 II. ISSUES 1. The first issue before the Board is whether Appellants have established that the Examiner erred in rejecting claims 5-15, 17-37, 39-59, 61-85, and 87-101 under 35 U.S.C. § 251 based on recapture. 2. The second issue before the Board is whether Appellants have established that the Examiner erred in rejecting claims 1-15, 17-37, 39-59, 61-85, and 87-101 under 35 U.S.C. § 251 based on a defective reissue oath. 3. The third issue before the Board is whether Appellants have established that the Examiner erred in rejecting claims 5-11, 14-15, 17-18, 21-33, 36-37, 39-40, and 43-48 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dickinson and More. 4. The fourth issue before the Board is whether Appellants have established that the Examiner erred in rejecting claims 12-13, 19-20, 34-35, and 41-42 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dickinson, More, and Ballard. 5. The fifth issue before the Board is whether Appellants have established that the Examiner erred in rejecting claims 49-55, 58-59, 61-62, 65-82, 85, 87, and 90-101 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dickinson, More, and Vertelney. 6. The sixth issue before the Board is whether Appellants have established that the Examiner erred in rejecting claims 56-57, 63-64, 83-84, and 88-89 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dickinson, More, Vertelney, and Ballard. - 5 -Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next
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