Appeal No. 97-1952
Application 08/289,068
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Turner 3,078,475 Feb. 26,
1963
McMurtrie et al. (McMurtrie) 3,230,549 Jan.
25, 1966
Leichle et al. (Leichle) 4,802,247 Feb.
07, 1989
Lavoine et al. (Lavoine) 4,881,281 Nov.
21, 1989
Smith 4,987,619 Jan. 29,
1991
Chiaramonte et al. (Chiaramonte) EP 088,736 Sep. 14, 1983
(European Application)
Hettmer2 3,511,267 Oct. 09,
1986
(Germany)
Claims 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 11 and 13 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by McMurtrie.
Claims 3, 4, 7 through 9, 12, 14 and 35 through 37 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
McMurtrie in view of Chiaramonte.
Claims 15 through 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
A copy of the translations of Hettmer and Chiaramonte obtained by the2
PTO is attached to this decision.
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