Appeal No. 99-2104 Page 2
Application No. 08/759,983
This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner
finally rejecting claims 15-18, 20-22, 29 and 30, which
constitute all of the claims remaining of record in the
application.
The appellant’s invention is directed to a blind rivet.
The claims on appeal have been reproduced in an appendix to the
Brief (Paper No. 12).
THE REFERENCE
The sole reference relied upon by the examiner to support
the final rejection is:
La Torre 3,460,429 Aug.
12, 1969
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 15, 16, 18, 20-22, 29 and 30 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by La Torre.
Claim 17 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over La Torre.
OPINION
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