Appeal No. 2001-1939 Page 2
Application No. 09/072,605
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a method for polishing surfaces of a surgical
stent. An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary
claim 1, which has been reproduced below.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Suzuki et al. (Suzuki) 4,319,435 Mar. 16, 1982
Sawyer 5,108,417 Apr. 28, 1992
Frantzen 5,746,691 May 5, 1998
Klein 5,788,558 Aug. 4, 1998
Claims 1, 2, 7 and 10 stand rejected under the judicially created doctrine of
obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-5 of U.S.
Patent No. 5,746,691 in view of Suzuki.
Claims 14, 18, 19 and 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being
anticipated by Klein.
Claims 14, 18, 19 and 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Klein in view of Sawyer.
Claims 15 and 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Klein in view of Sawyer.
Claims 1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17 and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Klein in view of Suzuki.
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