Appeal No. 1997-3696 Page 3
Application No. 08/473,419
THE REFERENCES RELIED UPON
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed claims
are:
Ciszek et al. (Ciszek) 4,243,471 Jan. 6, 1981
Bult et al. (Bult) 4,585,511 Apr. 29, 1986
Naumann et al. (Naumann) 4,738,831 Apr. 19, 1988
Matsuo et al. (Matsuo) 4,888,242 Dec. 19, 1989
Miyazaki 1 63-123,892 May 27, 1988
(Japan)
We further rely upon the following prior art reference cited and applied by this panel of the
Board in a new ground of rejection:
McNeely et al. (McNeely) 2 3,533,967 Oct. 13, 1970
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 61-64 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Miyazaki in
view of Matsuo. Claim 65 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Ciszek
1A translation of Miyazaki accompanies this decision.
2A copy of McNeely accompanies this decision.
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