Appeal No. 98-2771 Application 08/428,863 Oaks 4,037,834 Jul. 26, 1977 Mansfield 4,199,136 Apr. 22, 1980 Wilson 4,323,231 Apr. 6, 1982 Puckett et al. (Puckett) 5,273,510 Dec. 28, 1993 Gvoich 5,387,166 Feb. 7, 1995 Marcolin 2,631,067 Jan. 20, 1977 (German Offenlegungsschrift)2 Morozov et al. (Morozov) 700,149 Dec. 15, 1979 (Soviet Union) Claims 1 through 3, 7 through 10 and 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Morozov in view of Oaks. Our understanding of these foreign language documents is based upon a2 translation prepared by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. A copy of those translations accompanies this decision. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007