Appeal No. 2000-1492
Application No. 09/255,276
for insertion into an end portion of a hollow cylindrical core
member (claims 6-10). An understanding of the invention can
be acquired from a reading of representative claim 1, a copy
of which is found in an appendix to appellant’s main brief.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner in
support of a rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are:
Bushell et al. (Bushell) 5,441,780 Aug. 15,
1995
Kewin 5,595,356 Jan. 21,
1997
Claims 1-10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over “Kewin in view of Bushell et al or vice
versa” (answer, page 3).
Reference is made to appellant’s main and reply briefs
(Paper Nos. 11 and 13), and to the examiner’s answer (Paper
No. 12) for the respective positions of appellant and the
examiner regarding the merits of these rejections.
Kewin pertains to a tubular core assembly for a roll of1
paper or other sheet material, and comprises a hollow
cylindrical core member 12 and an annular end member 14 of
metal or plastic material secured within each end of the core
1This is appellant’s own patent.
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