Appeal No. 97-3661
Application No. 08/456,692
The appellant's invention is directed to a funnel (claims
23-27), a process for making a funnel (claims 28-32), a funnel
made by a particular process (claims 33-37), the combination of
separated walls defining a space and a funnel for directing
material into the space (claims 38-41), and the combination of a
form and a funnel for directing material into the form (claims
42-44). The subject matter before us on appeal is illustrated by
reference to claim 23, which has been reproduced in an appendix
to the Appeal Brief (Paper No. 10).
THE REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Hepburn 418,719 Jan. 7, 1890
Belden 657,080 Sep. 4, 1900
Melvin 2,827,931 Mar. 25, 1958
Joseph 2,940,298 Jun. 14, 1960
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 23-25, 38, 39 and 42-44 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Melvin.
Claims 28-30 and 33-35 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Melvin.
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