Appeal No. 96-3090 Page 3 Application 08/287,409 section 112[2] as indefinite. (Paper 29 at 2.) The examiner also relied on the following references in rejecting the claims: Schneidinger 3,740,680 19 June 1973 Augustyniak 3,818,156 18 June 1974 Angott 4,041,325 9 Aug. 1977 Pfeiffer et al. (Pfeiffer) 4,508,943 2 Apr. 1985 (filed 28 Mar. 1983) The examiner rejected claims 44, 46, 48-50, 52, 54, 55, 57-61, and 63-65 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Schneidinger. (Paper 29 at 3.) The examiner rejected claims 44-46, 48-52, 54, 55, and 57-65 under section 102(e) as anticipated by Pfeiffer. (Paper 29 at 3.) The examiner rejected claims 45, 47, 51, 53, 56, and 62 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Schneidinger in view of Augustyniak or Angott. (Paper 29 at 4.) The examiner rejected claims 47 and 53 under section 103 as3 unpatentable over Pfeiffer in view of Augustyniak or Angott. (Paper 29 at 4.) 3 We note there is no corresponding rejection of claim 56 relying on Pfeiffer.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007