Appeal No. 1998-2833
Application No. 08/585,403
maintaining the abrasive tips in relation to each other as the
abrasive working face of the honing tool.
19. A honing tool as set forth in claim 10 including a layer
of adhesive securing the bundle to the bottom of said holder.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Scheider et al. 5,216,847 Jun. 08,
1993
(Scheider ‘847)
Scheider et al. 5,318,603 Jun. 07,
1994
(Scheider ‘603)
Claims 10 and 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103(a) as being unpatentable over Scheider ‘603 or Scheider
‘847.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellants regarding the above-noted
rejection, we make reference to the answer (Paper No. 13,
mailed 3/26/98) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
support of the rejection, and to the main brief (Paper No. 12,
filed 3/9/98) and the reply brief (Paper No. 14, filed
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