Appeal No. 1999-1785
Application No. 08/512,656
Bechman 2,349,898 May 30,
1944
Totten 4,979,722 Dec. 25,
1990
Claims 11, 12, 15, 18 and 19 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b) as being clearly anticipated by Totten.
Claims 11, 12, 15, 18 and 20 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. 102(b) as being clearly anticipated by Bechman. 1
Claim 17 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Totten.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellant regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the examiner's answer (Paper
No. 16, mailed June 25, 1998) for the examiner's complete
reasoning in support of the rejections, and to the appellant’s
1Claim 13 also stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
as being clearly anticipated by Bechman, however, we note that
claim 13 has been canceled by appellant in an amendment
subsequent to the final rejection (Paper No. 10, filed October
14, 1997).
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