Appeal No. 1999-2776
Application No. 08/714,249
through 11 have been canceled.
Appellant’s invention relates to a toy, for example, a
flying disc or a toy golf club, having the ability to generate
bubbles in use. One embodiment of the invention (the flying
disc) is seen in Figures 1 through 3 of the application, while
the other embodiment (the golf club) is seen in Figures 5 and
6. Independent claims 1, 7 and 12 are representative of the
subject matter on appeal and a correct copy of those claims
can be found in the Appendix to appellant’s reply brief (Paper
No. 12, filed February 2, 1999).
The prior art references relied upon by the examiner in
rejecting the appealed claims are:
Knerr et al. (Knerr) 3,295,248 Jan. 3, 1967
Rogahn 4,184,284 Jan. 22, 1980
Sasse 4,541,631 Sept. 17, 1985
Danielak et al. (Danielak) 5,102,381 Apr. 7, 1992
As stated in the final rejection (Paper No. 7), claims 1,
2, 7 and 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
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