Appeal No. 1996-2637 Application No. 08/190,566 wherein: t is a distance in mm in the mold closing direction 1 between the male and female mold portions when the resin material first reaches the mating edge of the male mold portion; and t is a distance in mm in the mold closing direction 0 between the same points on the male and female mold portions as those used for measuring t , when the mold closing is 1 complete; and making width of the mating gap between the male and female mold portions from 0.02 to 0.1 mm. The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner are: Bielfeldt 3,632,729 Jan. 4, 1972 Dannels et al. (Dannels) 4,309,379 Jan. 5, 1982 Takahashi 4,715,804 Dec. 29, 1987 Robin et al. (Robin) 1,177,705 Jan. 14, 1970 (Great Britain) Mafilios, “Designing molds to cut thermoset scrap,” Plastic Engineering, pp. 35-38, (October 1984). Sors et al. (Sors), “Design of Plastic Moulds and Dies,” Studies in Polymer Science, Vol. 3, p. 17 (1989). The appealed claims stand rejected as follows: (1) Claims 4 through 11 and 14 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by the disclosure of Robin; 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007