Appeal No. 2000-0506
Application 08/979,592
Von Herrmann (‘954) 1 3,168,954 Feb. 9,
1965
Von Herrmann (‘013) 3,591,013 Jul.
6, 1971
Drain 4,693,443 Sep. 15,
1987
Cauffman et al. (Cauffman) 5,048,782 Sep. 17,
1991
Claims 1 through 3, 6, 8 through 10, 12 through 15 and 18
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Von Herrmann (‘013) in view of Cauffman.
Claims 1 through 3, 6, 8 through 10, 12 through 15 and 18
also stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Drain in view of Von Herrmann (‘954) and
Cauffman.
Reference is made to the answer (Paper No. 11, mailed
1 While this reference has not been listed by the
examiner on page 3 of the examiner’s answer as being part of
the prior art relied upon in a rejection of the claims under
appeal, we observe that it is readily apparent from the
statement of rejection on pages 6 and 7 of the answer that the
examiner is in fact relying on Von Herrmann (3,168,954) in a
rejection of the claims on appeal. Thus, we have listed this
reference as being relied upon.
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