Appeal No. 1998-2899
Application No. 08/632,687
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Fellows 4,030,415 Jun. 21,
1977
Smith 4,056,057 Nov. 01,
1977
Fischer 4,589,339 May 20,
1986
Tittgemeyer 4,913,048 Apr. 03,
1990
Vrotacoe 5,245,923 Sep. 21,
1993
Arkell 1,401,695 Jul. 30,
1975
(British)
The appealed claims stand finally rejected under 35
U.S.C.
§ 103(a) on the following grounds:
(1) Claims 32 through 35, 37 and 38, unpatentable over Fellows
in view of Arkell;
(2) Claim 36, unpatentable over Fellows in view of Arkell and
Smith; and
(3) Claim 39, unpatentable over Fellows in view of Arkell in
combination with Tittgemeyer, Vrotacoe or Fischer.
The full text of the examiner's rejections and response
to the arguments presented by the appellants appears in the
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