Appeal No. 2004-0046 Page 2
Application No. 10/001,313
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to improved methods and apparatus concerning
preventing pets or small children from spilling liquid or food provided to them
(specification, p. 1). A copy of claims 2 to 20 under appeal is set forth in the appendix
to the appellant's brief. Claim 1 under appeal reads as follows:
A bowl comprising:
an inner wall;
a rim connected to the inner wall;
an outer wall connected to the rim;
an inner base connected to the inner wall;
an outer base connected to the outer wall, the outer base having a portion
nearest the outer wall which is connected to the outer wall, and the outer base
having a portion farthest away from the outer wall, the portion farthest away from
the outer wall including an edge;
wherein the inner wall and the inner base form a receptacle which can
receive and hold nourishment; and
wherein when the outer base is placed on a flat surface the edge of the
outer base and the portion of the outer base nearest the outer wall both come in
contact with the flat surface.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Emery 2,053,949 Sept. 8, 1936
Sinaiko 2,587,237 Feb. 26, 1952
Claims 1 to 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Emery in view of Sinaiko.
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