Ex parte FRUECHTENICHT - Page 2




                 Appeal No. 2000-1474                                                                                     Page 2                        
                 Application No. 08/962,902                                                                                                             


                          The appellant's invention relates to an adult two-wheel                                                                       
                 vehicle adapted for acrobatic use (specification, p. 1).  A                                                                            
                 copy of the claims under appeal is set forth 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:                                                                                         
                 Fisher                                       1,689,916                                    Oct. 30, 1928                                
                 Stevenson                                             4,182,520                                    Jan.  8,                            
                 1980                                                                                                                                   
                 Mueller                                      Des. 292,221                                 Oct.  6, 1987                                
                 Okumura et al.                                        JP 2-246887                                  Oct.  2,                            
                 1990                                                                                                                                   
                 (Okumura)                                                                                                                              
                 Kondo et al.                                 JP 3-248981                                  Nov.  6, 1991                                
                 (Kondo)                                                                                                                                
                 Gojo                                                  JP 5-221362                                  Aug. 31,                            
                 19931                                                                                                                                  




                          Claims 1, 3, 13, 19 and 31 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                                                                     
                 § 102(b) as being anticipated by Mueller.                                                                                              


                          1In determining the teachings of the three Japanese                                                                           
                 references, we will rely on the translations provided by the                                                                           
                 USPTO.  Copies of the translations are attached for the                                                                                
                 appellant's convenience.                                                                                                               







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