Appeal No. 1997-4389 Page 6 Application No. 08/546,925 Molins 1,738,076 Dec. 3, 1929 Smith 3,433,355 Mar. 18, 1969 Putzke 4,297,930 Nov. 3, 1981 Jones 4,978,415 Dec. 18, 1990 Michalovic 5,375,752 Dec. 27, 1994 Carpenter et al. 5,524,996 June 11, 1996 (Carpenter) (filed Nov. 22, 1994) Claims 1 to 7 and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Carpenter in view of Molins, Putzke and Michalovic. Claims 8 to 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Carpenter in view of Molins, Michalovic and Jones. Claims 12 and 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Carpenter in view of Molins, Michalovic and Smith.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007