Appeal No. 97-1471
Application 08/229,951
Appellant’s invention relates to a foam or liquid dispensing bottle brush for use in cleaning dirty
food preparation and serving ware. Independent claims 1, 6, 11 and 15 are representative of the
subject matter on appeal and a copy of those claims may be found in the Appendix to appellant’s brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed claims
are:
Samuel 2,924,360 Feb. 9, 1960
Chennell 3,485,563 Dec. 23, 1969
Fulwell 2812 July 30, 1914
(British patent)
Alby 1,243,684 Sept. 5, 1960
(French patent)2
Smith 815,644 July 1, 1959
(British patent)
Claims 1 through 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Alby in
2Our understanding of this foreign language document is based upon a translation prepared by
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. A copy of that translation accompanies this decision.
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