Appeal No. 96-2520 Application 07/891,852 The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows: Graham 2,392,143 Jan. 1, 1946 Sotome (Sotome '307) 3,496,307 Feb. 17, 1970 Sotome (Sotome '124) 3,665,124 May 23, 1972 Tsukagoshi et al. (Tsukagoshi) 4,135,601 Jan. 23, 1979 Leontiev 432,693 June 15, 1974 (Russian) Claims 4, 5 and 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated by Sotome '124. Claim 9 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Sotome '124 and Sotome '307. Claims 1, 2 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Sotome '124 and Tsukagoshi. Claims 1, 2 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Leontiev, Sotome '124 and Tsukagoshi. 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007