Appeal No. 98-0028
Application No. 08/455,912
The appellant's invention is directed to a bushing for a
fluid coupling to a storage tank. 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:
McGugan 4,298,221 Nov. 3,
1981
Hoogenboom 4,454,741 Jun. 19,
1984
Puttonen et al. (Puttonen) 5,340,166 Aug. 23,
1994
Robinson WO 92/06324 Apr. 16,
1992
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1-9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Robinson in view of Hoogenboom and Puttonen.
Claims 17-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Puttonen in view of McGugan.
The rejections are explained in the Examiner's Answer.
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