Appeal No. 2000-0234 Page 3
Application No. 08/730,236
(Reply Br. at 9.)
The prior art applied by the examiner in rejecting the
claims follows:
Nallinger 3,316,441 Apr.
25, 1967
Elmer 3,553,644 Jan. 5,
1971
Ayres et al. (“Ayres”) 2,655,642 Oct. 13,
1953
Freeman et al. (“Freeman”) 5,231,373 July 27,
1993
Eckhardt 3,631,391 Dec. 28,
1971.
Claims 6 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
obvious over Nallinger in view of Elmer further in view of
Ayres. Claims 8-14 and 17-20 stand rejected under § 103(a) as
obvious over Nallinger in view of Elmer further in view of
Ayres even further in view of Freeman. Claims 15 and 16 stand
rejected under § 103(a) as obvious over Nallinger in view of
Elmer further in view of Ayres even further in view of Freeman
also in view of Eckhardt.
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