Ex parte KAUS - Page 2




          Appeal No. 2001-0685                                       Page 2           
          Application No. 09/171,613                                                  


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               The appellant's invention relates to a urinal cone.  A                 
          copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix                
          to the appellant's brief.                                                   


               The prior art references of record relied upon by the                  
          examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:                              
          Bartlett et al.               2,878,486                Mar. 24,             
          1959                                                                        
          (Bartlett)                                                                  
          Cicio                    WO 93/11691              June 24, 1993             



               Claims 1, 5, 6 and 8 to 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.              
          § 102(b) as being anticipated by Bartlett.                                  


               Claims 3, 4, 7 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §                 
          103 as being unpatentable over Bartlett.                                    


               Claim 2 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being                 
          unpatentable over Bartlett in view of Cicio.                                










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