Appeal No. 2005-0326 Page 2
Application No. 10/081,376
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates generally to a reinforcing bar connection, and
more particularly to a high strength reinforcing bar splice which provides not only high
tensile and compressive strengths, but also has the dynamic or fatigue characteristics to
qualify as a Type 2 coupler approved for all earthquake zones in the United States
(specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to
the appellants' brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Dobell US 2,781,658 Feb. 19, 1957
Lande GB 2 034 857 A June 11, 1980
Schade et al. DD 222 374 A12 May 15, 1985
(Schade)
Kadota GB 2 192 210 A Jan. 6, 1988
Claims 1 to 3 and 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Schade in view of Dobell.
2 In determining the teachings of Schade, we will rely on the translation provided by the appellants
as Appendix C to their brief.
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