Appeal No. 96-1501
Application No. 08/172,517
distribution wherein no more than 25% of the
powder has a particle diameter ranging from 300 to
450 micrometers, and no more than 10% have a
particle diameter greater than 450 micrometers;
2) pre-melting the polyolefin composition deposited in
step (1); and
3) assembling the bottoms, lids and bodies of the
containers, and subsequently melting the polyolefin
composition.2
The prior art of record relied upon by the examiner in
rejections of the claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are:
Walker 1,921,247 Aug. 8, 1933
Matsumoto et al. 4,198,327 Apr. 15, 1980
(Matsumoto)
Marzola et al. 4,350,797 Sep. 21, 1982
(Marzola)
Appellants0 admitted prior art as described on pages 2
through 4 of the specification.
Claims 1 through 3, 5 and 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Appellants' admitted prior art
in view of Walker.
Claim 4 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Appellants' admitted prior art in view of
Walker and Marzola.
We understand the last paragraph of this claim to mean2
"assembling the bottoms, lids and bodies into containers, and
subsequently melting the polyolefin composition."
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