Appeal No. 1999-0525
Application 08/590,859
From the above analysis of the examiner’s applied prior
art, it is evident that there is no teaching or suggestion for
a sealing element and a multipole ring constructed
“integrally” and “continuously with one another”, and “made of
a uniform material” (elastomeric and magnetizable material).
The patent to Ishiguro is not seen to overcome this
deficiency. Since the evidence proffered by the examiner
fails to support a conclusion of obviousness relative to the
claimed subject matter, the rejections on appeal must be
reversed.
In summary, this panel of the board has reversed each of
the examiner’s rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
The decision of the examiner is reversed.
REVERSED
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