Appeal No. 2001-1466
Application 09/055,899
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Schultz 2,975,464 Mar. 21,
1961 Capezzuto 3,132,370 May
12, 1964
Gueret 5,002,415 Mar. 26,
1991
THE REJECTIONS
Claim 9 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
paragraph, as being based on a specification which is non-
enabling with respect to the subject matter claimed.
Claims 12 through 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
112, second paragraph, as failing to particularly point out
and distinctly claim the subject matter the appellant regards
as the invention.
Claims 1 through 3, 5 through 11, 25, 26, 33 and 37
through 41 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Schultz in view of Capezzuto and Gueret.
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