Ex parte GILLESPIE - Page 2
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Appeal No. 1999-1506
Application 08/815,151
reproduced in Appendix "A" of appellant's brief. 1
The references applied in the final rejection are:
Moushon 1,972,064 Aug. 28, 1934
Benninger, Jr. (Benninger) 3,223,369 Dec. 14, 1965
Blann 4,099,693 Jul. 11, 1978
Revol et al. (Revol) 4,884,931 Dec. 5, 1989
Crockett 5,279,389 Jan. 18, 1994
The claims on appeal stand finally rejected on the
following grounds:
(1) Claims 30 and 31, anticipated by Blann, under 35
U.S.C.
§ 102(b);
(2) Claims 18 to 23 and 30 to 34, unpatentable over
Benninger in view of Crockett and/or Revol, under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a);
(3) Claim 33, unpatentable over Blann, under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a);
(4) Claim 24, unpatentable over Benninger and Crockett,
further in view of Moushon, under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).
Rejections (1) and (3)
The examiner takes the position that claim 30 is readable
1All references herein to appellant's brief are to the
brief filed on June 25, 1998.
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