Appeal No. 2004-1798
Application 08/883,387
elected invention. Claims 30, 116 and 158 through 164 have
been canceled.
Appellants’ invention is directed to a new and improved
multi-story building structure and method for constructing the
same wherein the building structure is capable of lateral and
vertical support without the need for lateral support from
exterior walls or framework. Another aspect of appellants’
invention addresses a new and improved self-supporting exterior
wall for a high-rise structure wherein only lateral loading
normal to the plane of the wall need be carried by the adjacent
framework. Independent claims 27 and 157 are representative of
the subject matter on appeal and a copy of those claims can be
found in the Appendix to appellants’ brief.
The prior art references relied upon by the examiner in
rejecting the appealed claims are:
Hughes 3,350,826 Nov. 7, 1967
Livingston 3,902,287 Sept. 2, 1975
Yarnick 4,145,861 Mar. 27, 1979
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