Appeal No. 97-1975
Application No. 08/315,002
The claims on appeal are drawn to an open-end spinning
device, and are reproduced in Appendix A of the appellant’s
brief.
The references applied in the final rejection are:
Le Chatelier 3,668,854 Jun. 13,
1972 Stahlecker 3,927,516 Dec.
23, 1975
Miyamoto et al. (Miyamoto) 4,291,528 Sep. 29,
1981
The appealed claims stand finally rejected under 35
U.S.C.
§ 103 as unpatentable over the following combinations of
references:
(1) Claims 1, 3, 4 and 6, Stahlecker in view of Miyamoto;
(2) Claims 2 and 5, Stahlecker in view of Miyamoto and
Le Chatelier.
Rejection (1)
The basis of this rejection is fully set forth by the
examiner on pages 4 to 6 of the answer.
After fully considering the record in light of the
arguments presented in appellant’s brief and reply brief, and
in the examiner’s answer, we conclude that the rejection
should not be sustained.
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