Appeal No. 2001-1894
Application No. 09/108,741
unpatentable over Guarriello in view of Taylor will also be
sustained, since we conclude that claim 8 is unpatentable over
this combination of references for the same reasons as claim
1, supra. The rejection of these claims over Guarriello in
view of either of the other four secondary references will not
be sustained for the reasons discussed above concerning claim
1.
The rejections of claim 14 will not be sustained. This
claim is not considered obvious over the combination of
Guarriello and Larger, Ellis, Powers or Riefler for the same
reasons as claim 1. We also conclude that it is unobvious
over Guarriello in view of Taylor, since the examiner does not
identify, nor do we find, where either of these references
discloses or would have suggested a loop on the end of the
band, as recited in the claim.
Conclusion
The examiner’s decision to reject claims 1 to 3, 5 to 8,
10 and 12 to 14 is affirmed as to claims 1 to 3, 5 to 8, 10,
12 and 13, and reversed as to claim 14.
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