Appeal No. 2003-1570
Application 08/748,986
Rudak et al., (Rudak) 943188 Jul. 15, 1982
Soviet Patent Document 2
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 17, 22, 25, 26, 28 through 33 and 35 through 38 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
Guerrero.
Claims 17, 25, 26, 28 through 30, 32, 33 and 35 through 38
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over Durand in view of Maltby.
Claims 17 through 19, 25, 26, 28, 30 through 33, 35, 37 and
38 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over Durand in view of Bayer.
Claims 22 through 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Durand in view of Bayer and Guerrero.
Claims 17 through 19, 22 through 28 and 30 through 38 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Rudak in view of Bayer.
Attention is directed to the appellants’ main and reply
briefs (Paper Nos. 41 and 43) and to the examiner’s answer (Paper
2 The record contains an English language translation of
this reference submitted by the appellants (see Paper No. 12).
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