Appeal No. 1998-2614
Application No. 08/731,713
In support of his rejections, the examiner relies on the
following prior art references:
Freedlander 1,924,355 Aug. 29,
1933
Kremer et al. (Kremer) 2,356,249 Aug. 22,
1944
Waugh 2,773,540 Dec. 11,
1956
Marzocchi 3,607,502 Sep.
21, 1971
Dyer 4,018,574 Apr.
19, 1977
Rausch 4,681,558 Jul. 21,
1987
Benedict et al. (Benedict) 5,573,619 Nov. 12,
1996
(Filed Oct. 29, 1993)
Cooper 1023563 Jan. 3, 1978
(Published Canadian Patent Application)
Shaw 1 475 986 Jun.
10, 1977
(Published English Patent)
Hansen et al. (Hansen) WO 86/02306 Apr. 24, 1986
(Published International Application)
The appealed claims stand rejected as follows:
1) Claims 34 through 41 and 43 through 47 and 52 through 55
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over the combined
disclosures of Shaw, Dyer and either Freedlander, Waugh,
Marzocchi or Kremer ; 2
2The examiner improperly states at page 4 of the Answer
that the § 103 rejection based on Shaw, Dyers and any one of
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