Appeal No. 1998-0953
Application No. 08/467,084
application, stands withdrawn from further consideration under
37 CFR
§ 1.142(b), as being directed to a non-elected species.
Claims 2 and 22 through 30 have been canceled.
We REVERSE.
The invention is directed to a plastic security envelope,
and particularly to a tamper-resistant envelope having two
different adhesive closure seals. The subject matter before
us on appeal is illustrated by reference to claims 1, 13 and
31 which, along with the other claims on appeal, have been
reproduced in an "appendix" filed on September 21, 1998 (Paper
No. 15).
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Craig 4,712,729 Dec. 15,
1987
Canno 4,759,643 Jul. 26,
1988
Holcomb et al. 4,937,040 Jun.
26, 1990
(Holcomb)
Restello 1,025,034 Apr. 06,
1966
(British Patent Document)
Carter 2,265,883 Oct. 13,
1993
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