Appeal No. 96-4149
Application 08/276,436
rejection of claims 1 to 7, all the claims currently pending
in the application. An amendment filed subsequent to the
final
rejection (Paper No. 6, filed April 1, 1996) has not been
entered. See the examiner’s advisory letter (Paper No. 9,
mailed April 25, 1996).
Appellant’s invention pertains to a method and apparatus
for securing, and preventing violent movement of, heavy
objects, such as water heaters or other appliances, in the
event of an earthquake. Claim 1, a correct copy of which can
be found in the appendix to the supplemental examiner’s answer
(Paper No. 12, mailed April 18, 1997) is representative of the
appealed subject matter.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner as
evidence of anticipation are:
Horvath 4,955,573 Sept. 11,
1990
Mayr 5,020,760 Jun.
4, 1991
Daubenspeck 5,190,260 Mar. 2,
1993
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