Appeal No. 95-2751
Application No. 07/885,107
envelope forming the transition between the neck and the main
body of the funnel is circular in its external section and
semi-rectangular in its internal section. This is the portion
through which line 2-2 is placed in Pfleeger’s Figure 1, the
cross-section being seen in Figure 2.
While Pfleeger concentrates on the cross-section of the
yoke, we find nothing therein related to the area in which the
funnel meets the panel. More specifically, there is nothing
in Pfleeger which discloses, or even suggests, that the funnel
has corner areas in the seal area (i.e., that area where the
funnel meets the front panel) that are thinner than the funnel
walls in non-corner areas, as claimed.
Contrary to the examiner’s position, at page 4 of the
answer, we find nothing in Pfleeger suggesting that the cross-
section of the yoke, shown in Figure 2, “continues to the
faceplate.”
Since each and every claimed element is not taught by
Pfleeger, we will not sustain the rejection of claims 1 and 5
through 8 under 35 U.S.C. 102(b).
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