Appeal 2007-0642
Application 10/267,877
PRIOR ART
The prior art references of record relied upon by the Examiner in
rejecting the appealed claims are:
WALLACE US 6,647,117 B1 Nov. 11, 2003
(filed Aug. 16, 1999)
FOX 5,014,308 May 7, 1991
IIDA 4,916,735 Apr. 10, 1990
REJECTIONS
Claims 1-6 and 13-16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(e) as being
anticipated by Wallace.
Claim 12 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Wallace.
Claim 10 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Wallace in view of Fox.
Claims 7, 8, and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Wallace in view of Fox and Iida.
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 Jun. 2, 2006) for the reasoning
in support of the rejections, and to Appellants’ Brief (filed Mar. 3, 2006) and
Reply Brief (filed Jul. 28, 2006) for the arguments thereagainst.
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