Appeal No. 96-2640
Application No. 08/068,273
either through the ceiling wall or the floor wall of the
molding chamber. This would have suggested to one of ordinary
skill in the art positioning core 2 of Marechal at the lower
end instead of at the upper end of the apparatus.
Remand to the Examiner
Pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(a) and MPEP § 1211, this
application is remanded to the examiner to consider whether
claims 3, 4 and 6 to 8 should be rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as unpatentable over Marechal alone, or in view of Hosoe,
further in view of other prior art.
Conclusion
The examiner’s decision to reject claims 1 to 8 is
reversed. Claims 1, 2 and 5 are rejected pursuant to 37 CFR §
1.196(b). The application is remanded to the examiner under
37 CFR
§ 1.196(a).
This application, by virtue of its "special" status,
requires immediate action, MPEP § 708.01(d). It is important
that the Board be informed promptly of any action affecting
the appeal in this case.
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