Appeal No. 2002-0903
Application 09/359,916
1048, 1052, 189 USPQ 143, 147 (CCPA 1976). Only those arguments
actually made by appellant have been considered in this decision.
Arguments which appellant could have made but chose not to make
in the brief have not been considered and are deemed to be waived
by appellant [see 37 CFR § 1.192(a)].
With respect to independent claim 4, the examiner finds that
Locati teaches the claimed invention except for the external
threads of the main body and the internal threads of the outer
bushing comprising multi-start threads. The examiner cites
Elliman and Klementich as teaching multi-start threads for
tubular connections. The examiner finds that it would have been
obvious to the artisan to provide the connector of Locati with
the external threads of the main body and the internal threads of
the outer bushing with multi-start threads as taught by Elliman
or Klementich in order to reduce the mounting time [answer, pages
2-3].
With respect to the rejection based on Locati and Elliman,
appellant argues that the multi-start thread of Elliman is not
used to threadedly-engage two halves of a two-piece coaxial
connector, nor do they directly lock two components together.
Appellant argues that the examiner has failed to explain how the
disclosure within Elliman can be applied to the coaxial connector
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