Appeal No. 1998-1215
Application No. 08/091,039
The prior art applied in the final rejection is:
McLennan 510,545 Dec. 12,
1893
Morrell 1,618,669 Feb. 22,
1927
Gillican 1,896,616 Feb. 7,
1933
Nakayama et al. 3,951,581 Apr. 20,
1976
(Nakayama)
Affidavits of Sid Morrison and Otto Ewers, dated July 6 and 7,
1994, respectively.2
Additional prior art applied herein in rejections pursuant to
37 CFR § 1.196(b) is:
Wallace 4,552,460 Nov. 12,
19853
The admitted prior art decribed on page 1, line 15, to page 4,
line 3 of appellant’s specification (APA).
The claims on appeal stand finally rejected on the
following grounds:
(1) Claims 34 to 37 and 40, unpatentable for failure to comply
with 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph.
2These affidavits were filed with an Information
Disclosure Statement on Aug. 9, 1994 (Paper No. 9).
3This reference was cited in an Information Disclosure
Statement filed on July 27, 1993 (Paper No. 4).
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