Appeal No. 1998-1928 Page 15
Application No. 08/543,153
surfaces inclined relative to the axis of the ring member/seal
body" of claim 8 is not taught or suggested by the applied
prior art, we will not sustain the
35 U.S.C. § 103 rejection of claims 8 and 9.
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject
claims 2 through 7, 10, 11 and 14 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is
affirmed; the decision of the examiner to reject claims 12 and
13 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed; and the decision of the
examiner to reject claims 8 and 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is
reversed.
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