Appeal No. 98-0054 Application No. 08/438,888 The following references are relied upon by the examiner as evidence of obviousness in support of his rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103: Korney 2,629,111 Feb. 24, 1953 Forwood 2,651,788 Sept. 15, 1953 Stumpf (‘984) 4,234,984 Nov. 25, 1980 Stumpf (‘977) 4,439,977 Apr. 3, 1984 The grounds of rejection are as follows: 1. Claims 1 and 2 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Stumpf ‘984 in view of Forwood. 2. Claim 3 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Stumpf ‘984 in view of Forwood and Korney. 3. Claims 7 and 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Stumpf ‘977 in view of Forwood and Stumpf ‘984. Reference is made to the examiner’s answer for details of these rejections. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007