Appeal No. 1999-0313 Page 3
Application No. 08/918,089
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to an asphalt paver
with remixing conveyor system. An understanding of the
invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 54,
which appears in the appendix to the appellants' brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Brown et al. (Brown) 5,002,426 Mar. 26,
1991
Miller 5,240,321 Aug. 31,
1993
Reed 5,553,969 Sep.
10, 1996
(filed Feb. 13, 1995)
Hoffman 3 1,584,435 (Germany) Sep. 9,
1971
Pietro 1,011,358 (Canada) May 31, 1977
Gerard 4 2,648,168 (France) Dec. 14, 1990
3In determining the teachings of Hoffman, we will rely on
the translation provided by the PTO. A copy of the
translation is attached for the appellants' convenience.
4In determining the teachings of Gerard, we will rely on
the translation provided by the PTO. A copy of the
translation is attached for the appellants' convenience.
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