Appeal No. 2004-0363
Application 09/176,866
Rohrer 2,655,147 Oct. 13, 1953
Howerin 4,341,540 Jul. 27, 1982
Marshall et al. (Marshall) 4,469,092 Sep. 4, 1984
Holt et al (Holt) 254,957 Jul. 15, 1926
(Published British Patent Application)
REJECTIONS
The appealed claims stand rejected as follows:
(1) Claim 1 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by the
disclosure of Holt;
(2) Claims 2 and 3 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over
the disclosure of Holt;
(3) Claims 4 and 5 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over
the combined disclosures of Holt and Howerin;
(4) Claims 6, 7, 9 and 15 through 18 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over the combined disclosures of Holt, Rohrer
and Marshall; and
(5) Claims 19 and 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over
the combined disclosures of Holt, Rohrer, Marshall and
Howerin.
OPINION
We have carefully reviewed the claims, specification and
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