Ex parte SCHIWEK - Page 3




          Appeal No. 1999-2845                                       Page 3           
          Application No. 08/495,471                                                  


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               The appellant's invention relates to a safety container                
          for storing and transporting environmentally hazardous, in                  
          particular explosive substances (specification, p. 1).  A copy              
          of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the              
          appellant's brief.                                                          


               The prior art references of record relied upon by the                  
          examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:                              
          Held                          2,305,923                     Dec.            
          22, 1942                                                                    
          Stewart                  3,650,431                     Mar. 21,             
          1972                                                                        



               Claims 17, 18, 24 to 33, 37 to 44 and 47 to 60 stand                   
          rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by                   
          Held.                                                                       


               Claims 19 to 23, 34 to 36, 45, 46 and 61 stand rejected                
          under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Held in view               
          of Stewart.                                                                 









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