Appeal No. 97-4081
Application 08/379,793
Claims 6 through 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as unpatentable over Chatenay épouse Compagnone.
OPINION
We have carefully reviewed the rejections on appeal
in light of the arguments by the appellant and the examiner.
As a
result of this review, we have determined that the reference
does not provide sufficient evidence to anticipate claims 1
through 5,
and does not establish a prima facie case of obviousness with
respect to claims 6 through 8. Accordingly, the rejections of
claims 1 through 8 are reversed. Our reasons follow.
The following represents our findings of fact with
respect to the Chatenay épouse Compagnone reference. With
respect to Figure 1, the reference discloses a table platform
1 having supports comprised of a rigid rod 5, 6 and 7, 8 and
adjustable cylinder jacks 9, 10 and 11, 12. The reference
discloses that the jacks could be of a screw type controlled
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