Appeal No. 1998-0126
Application 08/272,700
determining the constituents of stainless steel.
Thus we agree with the Examiner that the material of the
sharp ends is taught by the prior art. However, for the
reasons stated supra, with respect to claim 4, we find the
coating is not obvious over the applied references. Thus, we
will not sustain the Examiner’s rejection of claim 6.
Likewise, we will not sustain the rejection of claims 7, 17,
18, 21/(6,7,17,18), 22/(6,7,17,18), 23/(17,18) and 24/(17,18)
which depend from claim 6 and include the limitations thereof.
We have not sustained the rejection of claims 1, 4
through 11 and 14 through 24 under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
Accordingly, the Examiner's decision is reversed.
REVERSED
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