Appeal No. 2000-1470 Page 6 Application No. 08/915,706 knowledge to support an obviousness rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is, of course, impermissible. See, for example, W. L. Gore and Assocs., Inc. v. Garlock, Inc., 721 F.2d 1540, 1553, 220 USPQ 303, 312-13 (Fed. Cir. 1983), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 851 (1984). It follows that we cannot sustain the examiner's rejections of claims 1-12. 3(...continued) Systems or Component; Class 198, Conveyors: Power-Driven; and Class 305, Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles, subclasses 120+, 164, 52, 196+, 200+, & 202+.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007