Appeal No. 2004-0072 Page 2
Application No. 09/904,341
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a device to prevent or discourage the theft of
trailers which are towed by trucks or automobiles. More particularly, the
invention relates to a leg or jack that is placed on the periphery of the trailer to retard
the withdrawal of the trailer from where it has been parked (specification, p. 1). A copy
of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Galasso et al. (Galasso) 5,242,178 Sept. 7, 1993
Peterson et al. (Peterson) 5,421,611 June 6, 1995
Knutson 5,599,002 Feb. 4, 1997
Claims 1 and 2 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Knutson in view of Galasso.
Claim 3 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Knutson in view of Galasso and Peterson.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellant regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the final
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007