Appeal No. 2004-1142
Application No. 09/892,001
(c) placing a first paint source in said first paint
reservoir and a second paint source in said second paint
reservoir; and
(d) simultaneously rolling first applicator head in said
first paint source and said second applicator head in said second
paint source,
whereby said paint roller is capable of simultaneously
creating two paint source finishes.
The examiner relies upon the following references as
evidence of obviousness:
Wakat 6,117,494 Sep. 12, 2000
Jackson et al. (Jackson) 6,330,731 B1 Dec. 18, 2001
(filed Oct. 2, 1998)
Tolchiner US 2001/0047560 A1 Dec. 06, 2001
(U.S. Patent Application Publication) (filed Feb. 23, 2001)
Claims 11 and 19-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as unpatentable over Wakat (Answer, page 3). Claims 12 and 13
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over
Wakat in view of Tolchiner (Answer, page 5). Claims 13-18 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Wakat in
view of Jackson (Answer, page 8). We affirm all of the
rejections on appeal essentially for the reasons stated in the
Answer and those reasons set forth below.
OPINION
A. The Rejection over Wakat
The examiner finds that Wakat discloses a method and
apparatus for applying multiple paint colors simultaneously where
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