Appeal No. 1997-4013 Page 3 Application No. 08/145,867 BACKGROUND The appellant's invention relates to a mold for use in a molding press. A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellant's reply brief. The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are: Bruder 3,867,080 Feb. 18, 1975 Saumsiegle et al. 4,077,759 March 7, 1978 (Saumsiegle) Teraoka 1 61-163820 July 24, 1986 (Japan) Claims 38 and 39 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Bruder. Claims 38 and 39 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Teraoka. 1In determining the teachings of Teraoka, we will rely on the translation provided by the PTO. A copy of the translation is attached for the appellant's convenience.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007