Appeal No. 2000-1582
Application 08/697,034
anticipated by Placek. The bumper disclosed by Placek
includes an elongated stainless steel channel 16 which is
chrome plated and then buffed (col. 2, lines 47 and 48).
Reading this disclosure on claim 16, the chrome plating
constitutes a metallic outer sheet configured into an
elongated channel with a recess, the exterior surface of the
chrome having a highly reflective mechanical (buffed) finish,
the elongated channel 16 is a reinforcing sheet in the outer
sheet’s recess, and both sheets have concentric apertures 32
therethrough for light fixtures.
Conclusion
The examiner’s decision to reject claims 1 to 20 is
reversed. Claims 16 to 19 are rejected pursuant to 37 CFR
1.196(b).
This decision contains new grounds of rejection pursuant
to 37 CFR § 1.196(b)(amended effective Dec. 1, 1997, by final
rule notice, 62 Fed. Reg. 53,131, 53,197 (Oct. 10, 1997), 1203
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