Appeal No. 1999-1824 Application No. 08/513,835 rupture groove 14 adjacent the transition or edge area between the bulging upper end wall 5 and the cylindrical side wall 1, since, according to Zinkann, this edge area is subjected, when pressurized, to the greatest transverse strain (translation, page 4). From our perspective, one of ordinary skill in the art would not consider the rupture groove of Figures 6-9 of Zinkann, which is located on the upper end wall 5 as remotely as possible from the central bulge (barrel sump) portion, to be "adjacent" (in the immediate vicinity of) the central bulge portion as required by claim 9 on appeal. As conceded by the examiner on page 5 of the answer, Mozley provides no teaching or suggestion to modify the location of the Zinkann notch and, thus, does not cure the deficiency of the Zinkann reference noted above. Therefore, we shall not sustain the examiner's rejection of claim 9, or claims 10, 11 and 13 which depend therefrom, as being unpatentable over Zinkann in view of Mozley. 5Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007