Appeal No. 96-2653
Application No. 08/395,681
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a vibration isolation
grommet. Claim 1 is representative of the subject matter on
appeal and a copy thereof is attached to this decision.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner as evidence of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are:
Schmitt 3,128,999 Apr. 14, 1964
Stewart et al. 3,350,042 Oct. 31, 1967
(Stewart)
Claims 1 and 2 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Schmitt in view of Stewart.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by
the examiner and the appellant regarding the § 103 rejection, we
make reference to the examiner's answer (Paper No. 8, remailed
March 5, 1996) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support
of the rejection, and to the appellant's brief (Paper No. 7,
filed January 22, 1996) for the appellant's arguments
thereagainst.
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