Appeal No. 1999-1037 Application 08/804,284 Appellant’s invention “relates to crushable roadway crash cushions and, more specifically, those crash cushions which contain collapsible barrels, drums or like members” (specification, page 1). Independent claims 1 and 11 are representative of the appealed subject matter. A copy of the appealed claims can be found in an appendix to appellant’s brief. The references of record relied upon by the examiner in support of rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are: Boedecker, Jr. et al. (Boedecker) 3,845,936 Nov. 5, 1974 Carney, III ('326) 5,011,326 Apr. 30, 1991 Carney, III ('112) 5,403,112 Apr. 4, 1995 A reference of record relied upon by this merits panel of the Board in support of a new rejection pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b) is: Carney, III ('310) 4,200,310 Apr. 29, 1980 The following rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are before -2-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007