Appeal No. 98-0952
Application No. 08/399,434
1. Claims 17, 19, 21, 33 and 35 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by the ‘658 U.K. patent.
2. Claims 23 through 27 and 30 through 32 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the ‘658 U.K.
patent.
3. Claims 18, 22, 28 and 29 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over the ‘658 U.K. patent in view
of Wang.
4. Claims 20 and 34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over the ‘658 U.K. patent view of Wyatt.
Reference is made to the examiner’s answer for details of
these rejections.
In support of his § 102(b) rejection, the examiner reads
appellant’s claimed handle on the handle structure (42) in the
U.K. patent. As noted on page 7 of the main brief, the
examiner marked up a copy of the sheet of drawings containing
Figures 3 and 4 in the U.K. patent at an interview to express
his understanding of the structure encompassed by the handle
(42) in the U.K. patent. A photocopy of this marked-up copy
is attached to appellant’s main brief as Exhibit A.
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