Appeal No. 98-2417
Application 08/570,894
Appellant's invention is directed to a container for
beverages and, more specifically, to a container having at
least two compartments therein. Independent claim 1 is
representative of the subject matter on appeal and a copy of
that claim, as reproduced from the Appendix to appellant’s
brief, is attached to this decision.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Rudick et al. (Rudick) 4,784,678 Nov. 15,1988
Kim 5,492,244 Feb. 20,1996
(filed July 18, 1994)
Claims 1 through 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
102(b) as being anticipated by Rudick.
Claims 2 through 11 stand additionally rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Rudick.
Claim 11 stands further rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Rudick in view of Kim.
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