Appeal No. 1998-0023
Application 08/470,374
Appellants’ invention relates to a method of admixing two
or more flowable media of different viscosities. Claims 17,
21, 22, 23, 27 and 28 are representative of the subject matter
on appeal and a copy of those claims is appended to this
decision.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the claims on appeal are:
Gillner et al. (Gillner) 4,590,030
May 20, 1986
Fredriksson et al. (Fredriksson) 4,861,165 Aug.
29, 1989
Miyata 58-133823 Aug.
9, 1983
(Japanese Kokai)1
Claims 17 through 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Miyata in view of Fredriksson and
Gillner.
1 Our understanding of this foreign language document is
based on a translation prepared for the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office. A copy of that translation is attached to
this decision.
2
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