Appeal No. 2004-1319
Application 09/933,329
Appellant’s invention relates to a wire connector fastening
tool and method of using such a fastening tool to connect a
plurality of wires to one another via a conventional wire
connector of the type seen in Figures 5-7 of the present
application. Independent claims 1, 10 and 18 are representative
of the subject matter on appeal, and a copy of those claims can
be found in the Appendix to appellant’s brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the claims before us on appeal are:
Moore 4,461,194 Jul. 24, 1984
Givot 4,860,618 Aug. 29, 1989
Jore 5,309,799 May 10, 1994
Fuca 5,542,321 Aug. 6, 1996
Lassiter 5,974,916 Nov. 2, 1999
Parker et al. (Parker) 6,053,078 Apr. 25, 2000
Rosenbaum 6,257,099B1 Jul. 10, 2001
Claims 1 through 8, 10 through 14 and 16 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Fuca in view
of Parker or Rosenbaum.
Claims 9 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Fuca in view of Parker or Rosenbaum as
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