Appeal No. 1997-0272
Application No. 08/277,388
Ohata et al. 3,895,221 Jul. 15, 1975
(Ohata)
Borer 3,944,920 Mar. 16, 1976
Sieverin 4,371,837 Feb. 1, 1983
Mount 5,159,277 Oct. 27, 1992
Kostal (German) DE 3827606 Mar. 2, 1989
The examiner also relies on appellant’s admitted prior
art [APA] shown in Figures 2 and 3.
Claims 1 through 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
second paragraph, and, in a new ground of rejection entered in
the answer, under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as relying
on a nonenabling disclosure.
Claim 1 stands further rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
as anticipated by either one of Sieverin or Kostal.
Claims 1 stands still further rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as unpatentable over APA in view of Mount.
Finally, claims 2 through 20 stand further rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over APA in view of Mount in
view of either one of Rao or Borer or Ohata.
3
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007