Appeal 2007-0561
Application 10/689,465
1 Reference Relied on by the Examiner
2 Bondeson US Patent 2,116,776 May 10, 1938
3 Mooney US Patent 3,988,052 Oct. 26, 1976
4 Shemtov US patent 4,159,859 Jul. 3, 1979
5 Reichman US Patent 4,189,198 Feb. 19, 1980
6 Churla US Patent 4,210,374 Jul. 1, 1980
7 Meinhardt US Patent 4,806,108 Feb. 21, 1989
8 Perera US Patent 5,816,844 Oct. 6, 1998
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11 The Rejections on Appeal
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13 The Examiner rejected claims 9, 11-13, 17, 18-22, 24, 26, and 27 under 35
14 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Mooney in view of Reichman, Churla, and
15 Meinhardt.
16 The Examiner rejected claims 14 and 23 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
17 unpatentable over Mooney in view of Reichman, Meinhardt, Churla, and
18 Bondeson.
19 The Examiner rejected claims 16 and 26 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
20 unpatentable over Mooney in view of Reichman, Meinhardt, Churla, and Semtov.
21 The Examiner rejected claims 15 and 25 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
22 unpatentable over Mooney in view of Reichman, Meinhardt, Churla and Perera.
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24 B. Issues
25 Have the applicants shown error in the rejections of claims 9, and 11-27?
26 C. Summary of the Decision
27 The applicants have not shown error in the rejections of claims 9, and 11-27.
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