Appeal No. 2001-2320
Application 09/097,295
pressure at which a flow limit of material situated beneath the
groove is exceeded, and causing material situated next to the
groove of the first section limb to move toward at least one side
face of the second section limb to such an extent that at least a
force-fitting joint is achieved at substantially all contact
locations.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Parsons et al. (Parsons) 930,413 Aug. 10, 1909
Steenstrup 1,498,892 Jun. 24, 1924
Palmer et al. (Palmer) 3,553,831 Jan. 12, 1971
Ito 4,133,091 Jan. 9, 1979
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1 through 4, 14 through 17, 19 through 21, 24 through
26, 30 and 31 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Parsons in view of either Palmer or Ito.
Claims 1 through 14 and 17 through 31 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Steenstrup in view
of either Palmer or Ito.
Attention is directed to the appellant’s main and reply
briefs (Paper Nos. 21 and 23) and to the examiner’s final
rejection and answer (Paper Nos. 9 and 22) for the respective
positions of the appellant and the examiner with regard to the
merits of these rejections.
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