Appeal 2007-0843
Application 09/725,393
Applicant’s Admitted Prior Art (AAPA), see Specification,
“BACKGROUND OF THE RELATED ART” section, p. 1, l. 14 through p.
2, l. 23.
THE REJECTIONS
The following rejections are on appeal before us:
1. Claims 1-5, 14, and 16-23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over the teachings of Bruckman in view of
AAPA, and further in view of Tiedemann.
2. Claims 6-13 and 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over the teachings of Bruckman in view of
AAPA, and further in view of Tiedemann, and further in view of
Buchholz.
Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants or the Examiner, we
make reference to the Briefs and the Answer for the respective details
thereof.
OPINION
Only those arguments actually made by Appellants have been
considered in this decision. It is our view, after consideration of the record
before us, that the evidence relied upon supports the Examiner’s rejection of
the claims on appeal. Accordingly, we affirm.
Claims 1-5, 14, and 16-23
We consider first the Examiner’s rejection of claims 1-5, 14, and 16-
23 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Bruckman in view of AAPA,
and further in view of Tiedemann. Since Appellants’ arguments with
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