Appeal No. 2001-0112
Application No. 08/486,494
rod itself, and wherein the protrusions include reinforcing
fibers oriented in the circumferential direction. The appealed
claims are reproduced in the appendix to appellants’ brief.
The references applied in the final rejection are:
Cushman 2,777,239 Jan. 15, 1957
Suzue et al. (Suzue) 5,245,779 Sep. 21, 1993
Tukihara 5,328,742 Jul. 12, 1994
Claims 1-3, 10, 11, 21 and 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b), as being anticipated by Tukihara.
Claim 14 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Tukihara.
Claims 12, 13, and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Tukihara in view of Suzue.
Claims 15 and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Tukihara in view of Cushman.
Reference is made to appellants’ brief (Paper No. 26) and to
the examiner’s answer (Paper No. 27) for the respective positions
of appellants and the examiner regarding the merits of these
rejections. DISCUSSION
We take up first for consideration the anticipation
rejection of claims 1-3, 10, 11, 21 and 22 based on Tukihara. As
stated on page 3 of the brief, “[t]he heart of the present
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