Appeal No. 2000-0076 Application 08/970,231 The items relied on by the examiner as evidence of obviousness are: Rizk 4,546,530 Oct. 15, 1985 Biffis et al. 5,402,618 Apr. 4, 1995 (Biffis) “Multi-Story Spacesetter Building Systems,” Chief Industries brochure, 1986 “Extending the Limits of Functional Buildings,” Chief Industries brochure, 1992 The items relied upon by the appellants as evidence of non-obviousness are:1 The 37 CFR § 1.132 Declaration of Randal A. Parsley filed July 9, 1998 (Paper No. 21) The 37 CFR § 1.132 Declaration of Garry D. Myers filed July 9, 1998 (Paper No. 21) THE REJECTIONS Claims 12, 17 through 20, 23 and 28 through 38 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as failing 1The record also contains a 37 CFR § 1.132 Declaration of David L. Cohen filed May 27, 1997 (Paper No. 13) which the appellants have not chosen to rely on in this appeal. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007