Appeal No. 97-3703 Page 3
Application No. 08/110,349
Scott et al. (Scott) 2,973,678 Mar. 7,
1961
Giordano 3,260,145 Jul. 12,
1966
Ottaviano 4,237,776 Dec.
9, 1980
Armington et al. (Armington) 5,123,889 Jun.
23, 1992
Osmera 477,252 Oct. 15, 1969
(Swiss patent document)3
The following rejections are before us for review.
1. Claims 1 through 4, 9, 10 and 16 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Walker in view of
Scott and Osmera.
2. Claims 6 through 8, 11 through 14, 17 and 18 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Walker in view of Scott and Osmera, as applied above, and
further in view of the appellants' admitted prior art shown in
Figures 6 through 7D2 of the application.
3. Claim 26 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Ottaviano in view of Scott and Giordano.
3An English language translation of this reference, prepared by the
Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), is appended hereto.
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