Appeal No. 1998-0316 Application No. 08/355,646 issue, and reads: A molding method comprising: joining first and second molds to define a mold cavity; injecting a plastic into the mold cavity; and projecting the [sic: an] eject pin into the mold cavity with the molds joined together, thereby applying pressure to the plastic in the mold cavity. The claims on appeal are reproduced in Appendix 1 of appellant's brief.1 The references applied in the final rejection are: Osada 4,723,899 Feb. 9, 1988 Ohasi et al. (Ohasi) 5,053,181 Oct. 1, 1991 The appealed claims stand finally rejected on the following grounds: (1) Claims 11 to 15, 17 and 18, unpatentable over Ohasi, under 35 U.S.C. § 103; and (2) Claims 16, 19 to 22 and 25 to 27, unpatentable over Ohasi 1In reviewing the application, we note that on page 8, lines 12 and 14, "upper" and "lower" should be reversed. Also, we do not find numeral "69" (Fig. 7) in the specification. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007