Appeal No. 97-0338
Application 08/229,398
Claim 52, the only independent claim, is illustrative of the
subject matter in issue and is reproduced in the appendix to this
decision.
The references applied by the examiner in the final decision
are:
Turner Des. 300,918 May 2, 1989
Willey 4,952,006 Aug. 28, 1990
G.T. Styling's BUG-GARD deflectors for the Jeep Cherokee and
Range Rover, shown in photographs in Appendices E and F,
respectively, in appellant's brief.2
Claims 52 and 57 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 “as being unpatentable over Willey, optionally in view of
Turner, ... in view of GT Styling [the BUG-GARD deflectors]”
(examiner's answer, page 3).
The Willey reference discloses a hood shield assembly 10
which is attached to the hood 14 of a vehicle 12 and extends
upward over the front of the hood 46, as shown in Fig. 3. The
2These photographs were originally filed on February 23,
1993, as Exhibits E and F, respectively, of appellant's Remarks
to Preliminary Amendment and Information Disclosure Statement
(Paper No. 25) in parent application 07/982,249.
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