Appeal No. 2000-1274
Application No. 08/977,286
The references applied in the final rejection are:
Neumann 3,675,909 Jul. 11,
1972
Kovacs 4,393,680 Jul. 19,
1983
Kusaba 5,287,715 Feb. 22,
1994
Claims 1 to 4 and 6 stand finally rejected as
unpatentable over Neumann in view of Kovacs and Kusaba, under
35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a).
The examiner’s basis for the rejection is set forth on
the third and fourth pages of the answer, and need not be
repeated here.
After fully considering the record in light of the
arguments presented in the appellants’ brief and the
examiner’s answer, we conclude that the rejection is not well
taken.
The examiner characterizes Neumann’s element 10 as a
"rolling line" and asserts that "Nowhere in the claims does
the Applicant [sic] specifically state that the 'rolling line’
include[s] roll stands." This statement is not understood,
since independent claims 1 and 6 do not even recite a "rolling
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