Appeal No. 1997-0144
Application No. 08/424,223
Appellant's invention relates to a cut-resistant yarn
suitable for machine knitting (e.g., Fig. 1 and claims 1, 17 and
25) and to such a cut-resistant yarn knitted to form an article
of protective apparel, such as a cut-resistant protective glove
(e.g., Fig. 7 and claims 35 and 36). Independent claims 1, 17
and 25 are representative of the subject matter on appeal and a
copy of those claims, as reproduced from the Appendix to
appellant's brief, is attached to this decision.
The prior art references relied upon by the examiner in
rejecting the appealed claims are:
Bettcher 4,470,251 Sep. 11, 1984
Robins et al. (Robins) 4,912,781 Apr. 3, 1990
Claims 1 through 3, 5, 6, 11, 12, 15 through 18, 25, 26, 35
and 36 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Bettcher in view of Robins.
Rather than attempt to reiterate the examiner's full
commentary with regard to the above-noted rejection and the
conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and appellant
regarding the rejection, we make reference to the examiner's
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