Appeal No. 1997-2097
Application No. 08/191,137
Loch 4,346,128 Aug.
24, 1982
Shemenski et al. (Shemenski) 4,545,834 Oct.
08, 1985
Schultz et al. (Schultz) 4,567,066 Jan.
28, 1986 Ogata et al. (Ogata) 4,832,800
May 23, 1989
Herbert et al. (Herbert) 5,167,791 Dec.
01, 1992
Carey, II et al. (Carey, II) 5,397,652 Mar. 14,
19951
Yoshizaki 1,436,855 May
26, 1976
(Published UK Patent Application)
Klingenmaier, "Hard Iron Plating of Aluminum Pistons,"
Plating, p.741-746, August, 1974.
Claims 9, 10, 12, 14 and 16-18 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Klingenmaier in
view of Loch and Shemenski and optionally further in view of
Herbert. In addition to the above, the examiner further relies
on Schultz with regard to claim 11, Ninagawa with regard to
claim 13, and Ogata, Carey, II or Yoshizaki with regard to
claim 15 in separately stated § 103 rejections of those
appealed claims.
OPINION
1filed on December 10, 1993.
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