Appeal No. 1999-0734 Page 4
Application No. 08/686,495
THE EVIDENCE
As evidence of unpatentability, the Examiner relies upon the following prior art
references:
Bergmann 3,679,943 July 25, 1972
Rutt et al. (Rutt) 4,353,957 Oct. 12, 1982
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 13-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Rutt.
Claims 21 and 27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Rutt in
view of Bergmann. See the Final Office Action mailed February 12, 1998 (Paper No. 10) at
pages 5-6 for the Examiner’s findings of fact and conclusions of law with regard to these
rejections.
THE GROUPINGS
Appellants divide the claims into six groupings and provide arguments for each group.
We select one claim from each of the following groups to decide the issues on appeal.
With regard to the anticipation rejection the claims are grouped as follows:
Group 1: Claims 13 and 14
Group 2: Claim 15
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