Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 5,883,964 U.S. Patent No. 6,035,027 United States Code 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) Supreme Court 398 U.S. 144 402 U.S. 313, 333 440 U.S. 147, 153 477 U.S. 242, 250 477 U.S. 317, 323 525 U.S. 55, 67 526 U.S. 795, 807 Circuit Courts 717 F.2d 1374, 1379 840 F.2d 1409 911 F.2d 713, 717 30 F.3d 1459, 1465 141 F.3d 1073, 1079 157 F.3d 1340, 1381 185 F.3d 1259, 1275 237 F.3d 1026 260 F.3d 1326 298 F.3d 1290, 1297 299 F.3d 1336, 1352 325 F.3d 1356, 1361 429 F.3d 1344, 1349 476 F.3d 1359, 1368 508 F.3d 1212, 1219 532 F.3d 1352 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 10(a)