Appeal No. 1997-1317
Application No. 08/371,995
We assume that the text enclosed in parenthesis is
to be treated in the same way as the numerals enclosed in
parentheses, i.e., given no weight. See Manual of Patent
Examining Procedure § 608.01(m) (7th ed., Rev. 1, Feb. 2000)
(reference characters enclosed in parentheses are given no
weight). Appellant does not contend otherwise.
C. The references and grounds of rejection
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Strauch 4,205,314 May 27, 1980
Kipp et al. (Kipp '221) 4,245,221 Jan. 13, 1981
Kipp ('309) 4,429,309 Jan. 31, 1984
Lazarus 4,739,330 Apr. 19, 1988
Hethuin et al. (Hethuin) 5,072,223 Dec. 10, 1991
Claims 1-12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as
anticipated by Strauch.
Claims 1-6 stand rejected "under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
as anticipated by or, in the alternative, under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as obvious over either Kipp et al[.] ('221) or Kipp
('309), alone, or in view of Lazarus ('330) or Hethuin et
al[.] ('223)" (Answer at 4). We note that appellant's brief
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