Appeal No. 1999-1912
Application No. 08/730,724
Claims 1, 2, 5 and 7-14 should be canceled by the examiner
upon return of the application to his jurisdiction. MPEP §
1215.03.
Appellant’s invention pertains to a panel cutting machine
having a fast fit connecting means for securing a saw blade
holder. A further understanding of the invention can be
derived from a reading of claim 15, a copy of which is found
in an appendix to appellant’s reply brief.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner in
the final rejection are:
Rudolf et al. (Rudolf) 5,199,223 Apr. 6,
1993
Suzuki 5,333,526 Aug. 2,
1994
Krüsi EP 0 267 156 1 Nov. 5, 1988
Claims 3, 4, 6 and 15-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Suzuki in view of Rudolf and
Krüsi.2
1Our understanding of this German language patent document
is derived from a translation prepared in the USPTO. A copy
of this translation is attached to this decision.
2A rejection of claims 1-10 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph, made in the final rejection has been withdrawn by
the examiner in light of changes made to the claims pursuant
to the amendment filed subsequent to the final rejection. See
2
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