Appeal No. 96-0501
Application 08/101,499
The claims on appeal are drawn to a packing device, a
cushion for use in packaging an article, and a method of
packaging.
The references applied by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Holden 3,188,264 June 8, 1965
Gianakos et al. (Gianakos) 3,389,195 June 18, 1968
Bauman 3,412,521 Nov. 26, 1968
Atkins D 255,661 July 1, 1980
Wright 4,640,080 Feb. 3, 1987
Boeri 5,151,312 Sept. 29, 1992
Starcevich 5,186,990 Feb. 16, 1993
The claims on appeal stand rejected under 35 U.S.C 103 as
follows:
(1) Claims 8, 24 and 30 to 33, unpatentable over Bauman in
view of Wright alone, or further in view of Boeri or Starcevich.
(2) Claim 25, unpatentable over the references as applied in
rejection (1), further in view of Holden or Atkins.
(3) Claims 34 to 36, unpatentable over the references as
applied in rejection (1), further in view of Gianakos.
(4) Claim 34, unpatentable over Gianakos alone, or in view
of Boeri or Starcevich.
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