Appeal No. 97-0991 Application 08/436,660 Martin 2,895,636 Jul. 21, 1959 Todd 3,766,975 Oct. 23, 1973 Bernardi 4,151,923 May 1, 1979 Bradshaw 4,263,734 Apr. 28, 1981 Fine 4,789,073 Dec. 6, 1988 Saklad 5,150,815 Sept. 29, 1992 The claims on appeal stand rejected as follows: a) claims 10, 21 and 29 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Fine; b) claims 11, 13, 15, 19, 20, 22, 24, 27 and 28 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Fine in view of Todd; c) claim 12 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Fine in view of Todd, and further in view of Martin; d) claims 14 and 23 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Fine in view of Todd and Martin, and further in view of Bernardi; e) claims 16 and 25 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Fine in view of Todd, and further in view of Saklad; f) claims 17 and 26 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being -3-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007