Appeal No. 2001-0201 Page 8
Application No. 08/779,706
of Fandetti may cover both "a sealing gasket" and two sealing
gaskets, the language of claim 6, by itself (i.e., without
evidence establishing that two sealing gaskets were the
equivalent of "a sealing gasket"), is insufficient, in our
view, to suggest two sealing gaskets. Accordingly, it is our
opinion that the single sealing gasket taught by Fandetti
would be thicker than the thickness recited in claim 1.
For the reasons set forth above, the decision of the
examiner to reject claim 1, and claim 2 dependent thereon,
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.
CONCLUSION
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