Appeal No. 1999-2029 Page 14
Application No. 08/431,360
extending from the coil and a middle portion secured to the
coil. This claim also states that the middle portion of the
fibers are secured to the coil by emitting heat from the coil.
The appellants rely on the product-by-process limitation
that the middle portion of the fibers are secured to the coil
by emitting heat from the coil as patentably distinguishing
over the combined teachings of Dormandy and Phelps. We do not
agree for the reasons set forth above in our discussion of
claim 7. Accordingly, the decision of the examiner to reject
claim 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed
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