Appeal No. 1997-4044 Page 14
Application No. 08/504,233
extending solely in a direction substantially parallel to a
longitudinal axis of the inflatable tubular structure. Davis
provides a clear motivation to combine its teachings with that
of Maas for the reasons previously stated.
For the reasons stated above, the decision of the
examiner to reject claim 1 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed.
Claims 3 to 10
As stated above, the appellant has grouped claims 1 and 3
to 10 as standing or falling together. Thereby, claims 3 to
10 fall with claim 1. Thus, it follows that the decision of
the examiner to reject claims 3 to 10 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is
also affirmed.
Claim 11
We will not sustain the rejection of claim 11 under
35 U.S.C. § 103.
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