Appeal 2007-1829
Application 10/098,801
The references of record relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Maker U.S. 4,678,084 Jul. 07, 1987
Lemery U.S. 4,735,310 Apr. 05, 1988
Robbins, III (Robbins) U.S. 4,890,757 Jan. 02, 1990
Kidd U.S. 5,011,011 Apr. 30, 1991
Also of record in the appeal is a declaration filed pursuant to 37 CFR
§ 1.132 by an inventor, James P. Burra.
Claims 1-21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable
over Lemery in view of Kidd, Maker and Robbins.
ISSUES
In addition to arguing that it would not have been obvious to combine
Maker and Kidd with the disclosure of Lemery, Appellants have argued that
Robbins would not have suggested to one of ordinary skill that semi-circular
ribs be used on the engine transport containers. Accordingly, the sole issue
for our consideration is whether the Appellant’s have established that the
Examiner erred in rejecting the claimed subject matter under § 103.
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