Ex parte SMITH et al. - Page 10




          Appeal No. 1999-0348                                      Page 10           
          Application No. 08/663,471                                                  


          thermally activated chemical and the activation temperature of              
          the thermostat-unit 23).                                                    


               For the reasons stated above, the decision of the                      
          examiner to reject claim 1 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is                      
          affirmed.                                                                   


          Claims 3 to 11 and 27 to 29                                                 
               As set forth previously, the appellants have grouped                   
          claims 1, 3 to 11 and 27 to 29 as standing or falling                       
          together.  Thereby, in view of the affirmance of the rejection              
          of claim 1 above, claims 3 to 11 and 27 to 29 fall with claim               
          1.  Thus, it follows that the decision of the examiner to                   
          reject claims 5 to 7, 10, 11 and 27 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)                
          and claims 3, 4, 8, 9, 28 and 29 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is also              
          affirmed.                                                                   


          Claim 14                                                                    
               Claim 14 reads as follows:                                             
               The chemical delivery system of claim 1, manufactured by               
               the process of overmolding said electrical heater                      
               assembly.                                                              







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