Appeal No. 99-0257 Page 2
Application No. 08/728,909
in which claim 9 was canceled in favor of claim 10, and which
cured defects that had formed the basis for a rejection under
35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph.
The appellant’s invention is directed to a folding ramp
used to ascend or descend from a vehicle. The claims on appeal
have been reproduced in an appendix to the Brief.
THE APPLIED REFERENCES
Goeser et al. (Goeser) 4,685,857 Aug. 11,
1987
Altieri et al. (Altieri) 4,864,672 Sep.
12, 1989
McCleary 5,156,432 Oct. 20,
1992
Grant 5,257,894 Nov. 2,
1993
Estevez, Jr. 5,287,579 Feb. 22,
1994
Kielinski 5,306,112 Apr.
26, 1994
THE REJECTIONS
The following rejections stand under 35 U.S.C. § 103:
(1) Claims 2, 4, 6-8 and 10 on the basis of Estevez in view of
Goeser.
(2) Claim 3 on the basis of Estevez in view of Goeser, Grant
and McCleary.
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