Appeal No. 99-0165
Application 08/478,070
Suginaka 55-112735 Aug. 30,
1980
(Japanese Patent Document)2
The appealed claims stand rejected as follows:
a) claims 16, 17, 20 and 21 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by the Japanese reference;
b) claim 19 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over the Japanese reference; and
c) claim 18 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over the Japanese reference in view of Erlichman.
Reference is made to the appellant’s brief (Paper No. 10)
and to the examiner’s answer (Paper No. 11) for the respective
positions of the appellant and the examiner with regard to the
merits of these rejections.
Turning first to the standing 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
rejection of claims 16, 17, 20 and 21, the Japanese reference
discloses a belt-like member for sequentially presenting pairs
of complementary pinching (e.g., clothespin) pieces to an
2An English language translation of this reference,
prepared on behalf of the Patent and Trademark Office, is
appended hereto.
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