Appeal No. 2001-1894
Application No. 09/108,741
The claims on appeal are drawn to an insulated form
assembly for a poured concrete wall, and are reproduced in the
appendix of appellant’s brief. Claim 1 is illustrative of the
claimed subject matter, and reads:
1. An insulated form assembly for a poured concrete wall
comprising:
a plurality of insulated forms made of a foam material;
a cap fittingly retained on opposed edges of said
insulated forms; and
a band or strips circumscribing or connecting said
insulated forms and said caps to pre-assemble said assembly.
The references applied in the final rejection are:
Taylor 2,781,657 Feb. 19, 1957
Larger 3,378,969 Apr. 23, 1968
Ellis 3,430,397 Mar. 4, 1969
Riefler 4,001,988 Jan. 11, 1977
Powers 4,757,656 Jul. 19, 1988
Guarriello et al. 5,123,222 Jun. 23, 1992
(Guarriello)
Claims 1 to 3, 5 to 8, 10 and 12 to 14 stand finally
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over
Guarriello in view of either Larger, Taylor, Ellis, Powers or
Riefler.
First considering the subject matter recited in
independent claims 1, 8 and 14 relative to Guarriello,
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