Appeal No. 1999-0621
Application 08/378,376
777 F.2d 695, 697-98, 227 USPQ 964, 966 (Fed. Cir. 1985); In
re Brown, 459 F.2d 531, 535, 173 USPQ 685, 688 (CCPA 1972));
ii) the allowability of claim 32 in view of Ashton’s
disclosure of filaments wound at angles of “from 45E to about
90E” (column 4, line 25), which disclosure appears to be at
odds with the reasons for allowance set forth on page 3 in the
supplemental answer; and
iii) the allowability of claims 28 and 29 in view of the
prior art of record, particularly Stephan’s disclosure (see
Figure 4) of a monoblock connecting rod having transition
portion walls of progressive thickness and end portion
elements of constant thickness and Ashton’s disclosure (see
column 4, lines 17 through 60) of monoblock connecting rod
filament/fiber angles.
In summary, since at least one of the examiner’s
rejections of each of claims 23 through 27, 30 and 31 has been
sustained, the decision of the examiner to reject these claims
is affirmed.
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