Appeal No. 2000-2154
Application 09/136,761
in the appendix of appellant’s brief.1
The references applied in the final rejection are:
Held 3,711,999 Jan.
23, 1973
Mdller 4,833,764 May 30,
1989
An additional reference applied herein in a rejection
pursuant to 37 CFR 1.196(b), is:
1 Kirk-Othmer, Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (4th
Ed., 1991) pp. 25 to 27 (Kirk-Othmer).2
The appealed claims stand finally rejected on the
following grounds:
(1) Claims 1 to 3 and 6, anticipated by Mdller, under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b);
(2) Claims 4 and 5, unpatentable over Mdller in view of Held,
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a);
(3) Claims 7 to 10, unpatentable over Mdller in view of Held
and official notice, under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).
1 In reviewing the application, we note that Fig. 1 should
be labeled “Prior Art.” MPEP § 608.02(g).
2 A copy of this reference is forwarded to appellant
herewith.
2
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