Ex parte THONNES - Page 2




                 Appeal No. 2001-1608                                                                                                                   
                 Application 08/619,699                                                                                                                 


                 standard metric wrench size and the other of the formations                                                                            
                 corresponding to a standard English-system wrench size; and                                                                            
                          a step between the formations.                                                                                                


                                                               THE PRIOR ART                                                                            
                          The references relied on by the examiner to support the                                                                       
                 final rejection are:                                                                                                                   
                 Becker                                 4,189,976   Feb. 26,                                                                            
                 1980                                                                                                                                   
                 Warner                                 4,267,870   May  19,                                                                            
                 1981                                                                                                                                   
                 Toth et al. (Toth)                     5,302,069   Apr. 12,                                                                            
                 1994                                                                                                                                   
                 Anapliotis, European Patent Document     172,130   Feb. 19,      1                                                                     
                 1986                                                                                                                                   
                                                              THE REJECTIONS                                                                            
                          Claims 4, 6, 8 and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §                                                                         
                 103(a) as being unpatentable over Toth.                                                                                                
                          Claims 4, 6, 7 and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §                                                                         
                 103(a) as being unpatentable over Anapliotis.                                                                                          





                          1An English language translation of this reference,                                                                           
                 prepared on behalf of the United States Patent and Trademark                                                                           
                 Office, is appended hereto.                                                                                                            

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