Appeal No. 1997-2910
Application 08/421,387
Zelinka 2,431,157 Nov. 18, 1947
Depew 2,432,513 Dec. 16, 1947
Rinia 2,532,858 Dec. 5, 1950
Van Warmerdam 2,829,290 Apr. 1, 1958
Roberts 5,399,931 Mar. 21, 1995
Yoshikawa et al. (Yoshikawa) 54-51052 Apr. 21, 1979
(Japanese Kokai)
Claims 1, 3, 4 and 6 have been finally rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Rinia.
Claims 2 and 5 have been finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over Rinia in view of Yoshikawa.
Claim 7 has been finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Rinia in view of Roberts. On page 4
of the answer, the Examiner has indicated that the rejection
of claims 2 and 5 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Rinia in view of Yoshikawa has been withdrawn. In addi-
tion, the Examiner has set forth a new ground of rejection in
which claims 1, 3, 4 and 6 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over the combination of Depew and either
Zelinka or Van Warmerdam.
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