Appeal No. 96-1391
Application 08/170,503
The references applied by the examiner in rejecting
the claims now before us are:
Sconce 3,901,225 Aug. 26,
1975
Byrd 5,228,448 July 20,
1993
Claims 1 to 4 stand rejected as follows:
(1) Claims 1 and 4, anticipated by Sconce, under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b);
(2) Claims 2 and 3, unpatentable over Sconce in view
of Byrd, under 35 U.S.C. § 103.2
We have fully considered the record in light of the
arguments presented in appellants’ brief and reply brief, and
in the examiner’s answer and supplemental answer. Our conclu-
sions as to each of the two grounds of rejection are discussed
under separate headings below.
Rejection (1)
2This was a new ground of rejection made in the exam-
iner’s answer. Appellants filed a reply to this new ground,
and the examiner issued a supplemental answer (Paper No. 11).
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