Appeal No. 1999-0286 Page 3
Application No. 08/777,413
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a top platform and
interchangeable guide lane assemblage for vibratory feeders.
An understanding of the invention can be derived from a
reading of exemplary claim 5, which appears in the appendix to
the appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Hendricks 4,952,109 Aug.
28, 1990
Lofstedt 5,116,185 May 26,
1992
Holcomb et al. (Holcomb) 5,154,316 Oct.
13, 1992
Wiese 5,361,937 Nov. 8,
1994
(filed Nov. 8,
1993)
The claims under appeal stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as follows:
(1) Claims 5, 6, 9 to 12 and 14 as being unpatentable over
Holcomb in view of Wiese;
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