Appeal No. 2000-0075
Application 08/969,941
through 27 and 30 through 32 in the examiner’s answer, it is
our conclusion that these rejections have been withdrawn by
the examiner and are thus not to be considered in this appeal.
See Ex parte Emm, 118 USPQ 180
(Bd. App. 1957). Accordingly, only the rejections of claims 1
through 22, 28, 29 and 54 through 58 under 35 U.S.C. § 103
remain for our consideration in this appeal.
As is set forth on page 1 of the specification,
appellants’ invention is directed to an apparatus for charging
a canister of the type used in inflatable restraining systems
for vehicles with an inert gas under high pressure and then
sealing such canister. Independent claims 1 and 54 are
representative of the subject matter on appeal and a copy of
those claims, as reproduced from the Appendix to appellants’
brief, is attached to this decision.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
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