Appeal No. 96-3480 Page 3
Application No. 08/142,381
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a device,
particularly intended for the hygiene of human auditory
canals. Claims 1 through 3 are representative of the subject
matter on appeal and a copy of those claims, as they appear in
the appendix to the appellant's brief, is attached to this
decision.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner as evidence of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are:
Tolman 896,338 Aug. 18,
1908
Hartman 3,110,304 Nov. 12,
1963
Choppy 2,277,557 3 Feb. 6, 1976
(France)
Claims 1 through 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Tolman in view of Hartman and
Choppy.
3In determining the teachings of Choppy, we will rely on
the translation provided by the FLS, Inc. A copy of the
translation is attached for the appellant's convenience.
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