Appeal No. 2001-1740
Application 08/902,466
Davis 3,971,098 Jul. 27,
1976
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 62 through 65, 69 through 72 and 83 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Schofield.
Claims 76 through 79, 84 and 85 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Schofield in view
of Davis.
Attention is directed to the appellant’s main and reply
briefs (Paper Nos. 21 and 23) and to the examiner’s answer
(Paper No. 22) for the respective positions of the appellant
and the examiner with regard to the merits of these
rejections.2
DISCUSSION
I. The 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) rejection of claims 62 through 65,
69 through 72 and 83 as being anticipated by Schofield
2In the final rejection (Paper No. 17), claims 62 through
65, 69 through 72, 76 through 79 and 83 through 85 also stood
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as being
indefinite. The examiner (see the advisory action dated
August 18, 2000, Paper No. 19) has since withdrawn this
rejection in light of the amendments made subsequent to final
rejection (see n.1, supra).
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