Appeal No. 98-0363
Application 08/740,389
We REVERSE.
The appellant's invention pertains to a window sash and
screen combination. Independent claims 1, 12, 20 and 21 are
further illustrative of the appealed subject matter and copies
thereof may be found in the appendix to the brief.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Carman 277,111 May 8, 1883
Golkowski 2,406,761 Sep. 3, 1946
Marbach 2,462,520 Feb. 22, 1949
Wootten 3,173,474 Mar. 16, 1965
The claims on appeal stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
in the following manner:
(1) Claims 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 12-17 and 20-23 as being
unpatentable over Golkowski in view of Carman;
(2) Claims 5, 9-11 and 19 as being unpatentable over
Golkowski in view of Carman and Wootten; and
(3) Claims 12-15, 17 and 18 as being unpatentable over
Marbach in view of Carman.
The examiner's rejections are explained on pages 2 and 3
of the final rejection. The arguments of the appellant and
examiner in support of their respective positions may be found
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