Appeal No. 2000-0449 Application No. 08/636,614 The additional references applied in these rejections do not overcome the deficiencies of the Stanley-Gossett combination noted above, and thus rejections (4) and (5) will not be sustained. Conclusion The examiner’s decision to reject claims 16 and 17 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is affirmed; to reject claim 1 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, is reversed; and to reject claims 1, 2 and 4 to 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is reversed. 14Page: Previous 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007