Appeal 2007-4101
Application 09/962,972
The Examiner has rejected the claims on appeal as follows:
1. Claims 1 through 4, 8, 9, 13, and 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as unpatentable over the combined disclosure of Klabunde and Price
(Answer 3);
2. Claims 1 through 9 and 12 through 14 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as unpatentable over the combined disclosure of Klabunde and Wilkins
(Answer 4);
3. Claims 10 through 12 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable
over the combined disclosure of Klabunde, Price, and Sylva (Answer 4-5);
4. Claim 15 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over the
combined disclosure of Klabunde, either Price or Wilkins, and either
Nieweg or Strand (Answer 5); and
5. Claim 27 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over the
combined disclosure of Klabunde and either the admitted prior art or Blaney
(Answer 5-6).
The Appellants appeal from the Examiner’s decision rejecting the
claims on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).
The appealed subject matter in the above-identified application is
somewhat similar to those in the Appellants’ copending Applications
09/962,887 filed September 25, 2001 (Appeal No. 2007-4098), 09/962,935
filed September 25, 2001 (Appeal No. 2007-4099), and 09/962,971 filed
September 25, 2001 (Appeal No. 2007-4100). Accordingly, we will
consider and decide the propriety of the Examiner’s rejections directed to the
appealed subject matter in the present and copending applications
concurrently.
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