Appeal No. 1997-2975
Application 08/518,856
Appellants’ invention addresses an adhesive tape
dispenser. An understanding of the invention can be derived
from a reading of exemplary claim 20, a copy of which is
appended to the brief (Paper No. 23).
As evidence of obviousness, the examiner has applied the
documents listed below:
Donkin 2,640,656 Jun. 2, 1953
Hawthorne et al (Hawthorne) 2,790,609 Apr. 30, 1957
Yetter et al (Yetter) 3,301,518 Jan. 31, 1967
Puente 1 3,322,262 May 30, 1967
Cooper 3,972,459 Aug. 3, 1976
Rudick 4,676,370 Jun. 30, 1987
Walker et al (Walker) 4,928,864 May 29, 1990
Ridenour 5,065,925 Nov. 19, 1991
Halstrick et al (Swiss ‘714) 364,714 Sep. 30, 1962
(Switzerland)2
1We have listed this reference since it was applied by
the examiner in rejecting claim 10, but was, in error, omitted
from the examiner’s listing of applied references in the
answer (page 3).
2Our understanding of this foreign language document is
derived from a reading of a translation thereof prepared in
the United States Patent and Trademark Office. A copy of the
translation is appended to this opinion.
2
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