Appeal No. 98-3288
Application 08/630,304
paragraph of 35 U.S.C.
§ 112.
REMAND TO THE EXAMINER
In the application file, we have found a patent to Hofman
et al. (U.S. Patent No. 5,364,178, issued Nov. 15,1994). It 4
does not appear that this document has been made of record in
the present application. This patent teaches a box-like inner
framework 120 (Figs. 3 and 6) comprised of metal corrugated
panels, providing a stronger frame which does not rely on an
outer housing or wrapping for its structural integrity (column
4, lines 7 through 23, and column 6, line 66 to column 7, line
9). We REMAND this application to the examiner to make this
patent of record and to consider the patentability of
appellants’ claimed subject matter in light of this patent and
other known prior art.
In summary, this panel of the board has reversed the
4 A copy of this patent is appended to this decision.
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