Appeal No. 2002-2092
Application 09/328,467
As noted on page 1 of the specification, appellants’
invention is directed to a cracking-resistant gasket having a
function to stably prevent an explosion, a method of molding such
a gasket, and a cylindrical alkaline-manganese dioxide cell
incorporating the gasket to provide an excellent leakage-proof
structure. Independent claims 1, 5 and 7 are representative of
the subject matter on appeal and a copy of those claims can be
found in the Appendix to appellants’ brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Georgopoulos 5,227,261 Jul. 13, 1993
Yamaguchi et al. (Yamaguchi) 5,728,484 Mar. 17, 1998
Passaniti et al. (Passaniti) 6,010,802 Jan. 4, 2000
(filed Jan. 22, 1996)
Claims 1 through 4 and 7 through 10 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Passaniti in view
of Georgopoulos.
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2001, the rejection of claims 5 and 6 under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
second paragraph, made in the final rejection has been overcome.
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