Appeal No. 97-0673
Application 08/143,370
Stockham et al. 3,641,320 Feb. 8, 1972
(Stockham)
Kolomiets SU 1643995 Apr. 23, 1991
(Russia)
Longobardi et al. 0507746 Oct. 7, 1992
(Longobardi) (Europe)
Kamiwano 5-45274 Feb. 23, 1993
(Japan)
The Rejections on Appeal
Claims 2, 3, 5-10, 17-25 and 33-41 stand finally rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Kamiwano,
Longobardi and Stockham.
Claims 11, 14-16 and 26-32 stand finally rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Kamiwano,
Longobardi, Stockham and Kolomiets.
The rejection of claim 39 has not been appealed (Br. at
1).
The appellants have grouped the following dependent
claims together with their respective parent claims for
purposes of this appeal (Br. at 1): claims 5-10, 14-20, 22-23,
25-26, 28-30, 32, 34-36, 38 and 41. These claims depend
ultimately from independent claims 2, 3, 11 and 40.
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