Appeal No. 97-3187
Application No. 07/999,422
it is consistent with claim 15 and elected amended claim 14.
In this response the appellants stated
Claim 14 now requires the wire to be within the folded
edge, not merely proximate thereto. As a result, the
ribbon of claim 14, as amended, is folded around the wire
filament, as required by claim 15. In view of this
amendment, the examiner is respectfully requested to
withdraw the restriction requirement.
The examiner then allowed claims 14 and 15 (see Paper No.
7, mailed July 31, 1990). The examiner stated that
In view of the amendment to claim 14, claims 14 and 15
are no longer considered to be distinct inventions. Thus
the restriction requirement of the first office action is
withdrawn.
The appellants paid the issue fee on October 25, 1990 and
this application issued as U.S. Patent No. 4,981,095 on
January 1, 1991.
Application No. 07/999,422
Application No. 07/999,422 was filed with claims 1
through 6 by the appellants on December 31, 1992 as a reissue
application for U.S. Patent No. 4,981,095. Claims 1 and 2
were the original patent claims (i.e., amended claim 14 and
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