Appeal No. 1999-1523 Page 8
Application No. 08/839,065
1), we nevertheless find that as set forth above that Rensch's
framework is inherently capable of transferring a lateral load
from a beam to at least one of the load bearing members (i.e.,
girders 3E, 3F and 3I).
For the reasons stated above, the decision of the
examiner to reject claim 1 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is
affirmed.
Claims 2, 3 and 6 to 8
The appellant has grouped claims 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 as
standing or falling together. Thereby, in accordance with4
37 CFR § 1.192(c)(7), claims 2, 3 and 6 to 8 fall with claim
1. Thus, it follows that the decision of the examiner to
reject claims 2, 3 and 6 to 8 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is also
affirmed.
Claims 4 and 5
We will not sustain the rejection of claims 4 and 5 under
4See page 4 of the appellant's brief.
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