Appeal No. 97-1882 Page 3
Application No. 08/316,957
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to an unitary axle seal.
An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading
of exemplary claim 1, which appears in the appendix to the
appellants' brief.
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims is:
Heinzen 5,201,529 April 13, 1993
Claims 1 to 3, 5, 11, 12, 14 and 20 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite for
failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the
subject matter which the appellants regard as the invention.
Claims 1 to 3, 5, 11, 12, 14 and 20 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Heinzen.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by
the examiner and the appellants regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the final rejection (Paper No.
6, mailed April 2, 1996) and the examiner's answer (Paper No. 13,
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