Appeal No. 96-0776 Application 07/953,539 Smith 2,955,857 Oct. 11, 1960 Booth 3,400,344 Sep. 3, 1968 Domnikov et al. (Domnikov) 4,932,673 June 12, 1990 Bellis 937,707 Sep. 25, 1963 (GB) Spinner 3,404,465 Jan. 9, 1986 (DT) THE REJECTIONS Under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b): (1) Claims 1, 2, 9 and 12 on the basis of Domnikov. (2) Claims 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 12 on the basis of Spinner. Under 35 U.S.C. § 103: (1) Claims 3 and 10 on the basis of Spinner in view of Bellis. (2) Claims 4, 11 and 14 through 16 on the basis of Spinner in view of Booth. (3) Claim 6 on the basis of Spinner in view of Smith. (4) Claims 7 and 13 on the basis of Spinner in view of Booth and Domnikov. (5) Claim 17 on the basis of Spinner in view of Booth and Bellis. (6) Claims 1 through 5, 10 through 12 and 14 on the basis of Booth in view of Bellis. (7) Claims 7, 13 and 15 through 17 on the basis of Booth in view of Bellis and Domnikov. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007