Appeal 2007-1751
Application 09/769,511
1 PRIOR ART
2 The prior art references of record relied upon by the Examiner in rejecting the
3 appealed claims are:
4 Haralambopoulos US 5,148,474 Sep. 15, 19924
5 Greene US 5,568,541 Oct. 22, 19965
6 Chang US 5,958,016 Sep. 28, 19996
7 Lynch-Aird US 6,240,402 B1 May 29, 2001
8 (§ 371 filing date Mar. 11, 1998)
9 Harrison US 6,595,424 B1 July 22, 2003
10 (provisionally filed Jan. 26, 1996)
11
12 REJECTIONS
13 Claims 2-5, 8-12, and 15-19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
14 unpatentable over Greene, Lynch-Aird, and Chang.
15 Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Greene,
16 Lynch-Aird, Chang, and Harrison.
17 Claims 13 and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over
18 Greene, Lynch-Aird, Chang, Harrison, and Haralambopoulos.
19
20 ISSUES
21 The issues pertinent to this appeal are whether the Appellant has sustained its
22 burden of showing the Examiner erred in rejecting:
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