Appeal No. 98-1523 Page 2
Application No. 08/705,744
The appellant's invention relates to a mechanical seal
having connector clips between the stationary components of
the seal and a stationary housing.
An understanding of the invention can be derived from a
reading of exemplary claim 18, which appears in the appendix
to the appellant's brief.
The prior art
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Azibert et al (Azibert ‘977) 4,625,977 Dec.
2, 1986
Malmstrom 3,601,412 Aug.
24, 1971
Warner et al (Warner) 4,989,882 Feb. 5,
1991
Radosav et al (Radosav) 5,114,163 May 19,
1992
Azibert et al (Azibert ‘496) 5,209,496 May
11, 1993
Duffee et al (Duffee) 5,294,132 Mar. 15,
1994
The rejections
Claims 18, 20 and 23 through 25 and 27 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Warner.
Claims 18, 20, 23 through 25 and 27 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Azibert ‘977.
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