REVERSED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Ex Parte Arnold et al HAIRSTON 103(A) Wood, Herron & Evans, L.L.P.
method and apparatus for tracking a number of object creations resulting from multiple creators for a class defined in an object-oriented computer program
Phillips US 5,321,828 Jun. 14, 1994
Lenkov US 5,560,009 Sep. 24, 1996
Pardo US 5,754,839 May 19, 1998

Ex Parte Lumb et al COURTENAY 103(a) HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY
data storage systems
Guineau US 5,426,736 June 20, 1995
Courtright US 6,157,963 Dec. 5, 2000
Leonhardt US 2002/0188592 Dec. 12, 2002

2600 Communications
Ex Parte Kim et al HAIRSTON 102(b)/103(a) Haynes and Boone, L.L.P.
apparatus and method for driving a liquid crystal display
Nitta US 6,801,178 B2 Oct. 5, 2004
Kitahara US 6,847,377 B2 Jan. 25, 2005

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
Ex Parte Luo et al RUGGIERO 103(a) SCHEIN & CAI, L.L.P.
semiconductor package in which the external leads of the semiconductor package are arranged in an inverted “J” lead configuration
Ishii US 5,835,988 Nov. 10, 1998

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
Ex Parte Roeingh et al MEDLEY 103(a) FRIEDRICH KUEFFNER
sealing device for a rotatably supported roll
Salter Jr. 4,022,480 May 10, 1977
Salter Jr. 4,099,731 Jul. 11, 1978

"[T]he PTO applies to the verbiage of the proposed claims the broadest reasonable meaning of the words in their ordinary usage as they would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, taking into account whatever enlightenment by way of definitions or otherwise that may be afforded by the written description contained in the applicant's specification." In re Morris, 127 F.3d 1048, 1054 (Fed. Cir. 1997).

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Designs
Ex Parte RANPAK CORP. LEE 102(b) RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP
dunnage converter for converting fan folded stock material into a dunnage product
Reichental et al. (Reichental) 5,203,761 Apr. 20, 1993

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
Ex Parte Brebner DANG 103(a) HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY
process for facilitating a transaction between a user and a remote server
Warwick US 6,598,169 B1 Jul. 22, 2003
Anderson US 6,578,142 B1 Jun. 10, 2003
Christianson US 6,102,969 Aug. 15, 2000

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Designs
Ex Parte Peric et al PATE, III 102(b)/103(a) DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC
flapper valve assembly for use with a fluid device
Frost US 4,561,494 A Dec. 31, 1985

The Federal Circuit has stated that “rejections on obviousness grounds cannot be sustained by mere conclusory statements; instead, there must be some articulated reasoning with some rational underpinning to support the legal conclusion of obviousness.” In re Kahn, 441 F.3d 977, 988 (Fed. Cir. 2006), cited with approval in KSR, 550 U.S. at 418.