Appeal No. 97-1835
Application 08/178,068
REJECTIONS
The examiner has rejected claims 1, 4, 5 and 8
through 12 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Mautner.
The examiner has found that the protective rubber 8 of Mautner
inherently exhibits high stiffness under normal operating
conditions and low stiffness during impact.
The examiner has rejected claims 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 13
and 14 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as anticipated by Meyer. It
is the examiner's finding that Meyer's material, closed cell
foam
of the urethane type, such as that used by appellant, would
have inherently exhibited high stiffness under normal operat-
ing conditions and low stiffness during impact.
The examiner has rejected claims 1, 6, 8 and 9 under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Smith. Again, the exam-
iner has found that Smith's yieldable material inherently
exhibits high stiffness during normal operation and low stiff-
ness (that it will yield) during impact.
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