Appeal 2007-1917
Application 10/222,660
The following rejections are before us for review:
1. Claims 1, 2, 5, 11-15, and 17-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
anticipated by Boeniger.
2. Claims 5, 6, 8, 9, and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
unpatentable over Boeniger and Sekiguchi.
3. Claims 3, 4, and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable
over Boeniger and Terrels.
4. Claims 7 and 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable
over Boeniger, Sekiguchi, and Terrels.
ISSUES
The issues before us are whether the Appellant has shown that the Examiner
erred in rejecting:
• claims 1, 2, 5, 11-15, and 17-20 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by
Boeniger;
• claims 5, 6, 8, 9, and 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over
Boeniger and Sekiguchi;
• claims 3, 4, and 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Boeniger
and Terrels; and
• claims 7 and 10 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Boeniger,
Sekiguchi, and Terrels.
The issues turn, in large part, on whether Boeniger discloses the claimed
fasteners.
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