Appeal No. 1998-2119
Application No. 08/343,965
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting claims 1-9, 13-15 and 17 are:
French Patent 2 2,445,210 Jul.
25, 1980
Japanese Kokai 3 4-101845 Apr. 3, 1992
Claims 1-9, 13-15 and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over French ‘210 in view of
Japanese ‘845.
Rather than attempt to reiterate the examiner’s full
explanation with regard to the above noted rejection and the
conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and appellant
regarding the rejection, we make reference to the final
rejection (Paper No. 10, mailed August 29, 1996) and the
examiner’s answer (Paper No. 21, mailed September 15, 1997)
2A copy of an English translation of French Patent
2,445,210 obtained by the USPTO and relied upon by this panel
of the Board in deciding this appeal is appended to the
decision for appellant’s convenience.
3We have also relied upon a copy of an English
translation of Japan 4-101,845 provided by appellant in
deciding this appeal.
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