Appeal No. 97-3210 Application No. 08/386,388 The appellant's invention is directed to a sealing arrangement. The subject matter before us on appeal is illustrated by reference to claim 1, which has been reproduced in an appendix to the Brief. THE REFERENCES The references relied upon by the examiner to support the final rejection are: Ruhe et al. (Ruhe) 3,892,416 Jul. 1, 1975 Redder et al. (Redder) 4,346,801 Aug. 31, 1982 THE REJECTIONS Claims 1 and 2 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Redder. Claims 1 and 2 also stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Ruhe. The rejections are explained in the Examiner's Answer. The opposing viewpoints of the appellant are set forth in the Brief. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007