Appeal No. 2005-1278 Page 16
Application No. 10/145,226
the two rows of apertures is not bowed. Likewise, while the central portions 74, 76 of
Overholt '054 are bowed, the central portions 74, 76 are not unbroken.
The limitation that the opposed sidewalls or endwalls have "a central portion with
a substantially smooth and unbroken inner surface above the cutout'' as set forth in
claim 25 is readable on Overholt '054 as set forth by the examiner. That is, the portion
of the inner surface of each of the central portions 74, 76 between the two rows of
apertures is a central portion of the side wall with a substantially smooth and unbroken
inner surface above the cutout.
The limitation that the opposed sidewalls have "central portion having a
substantially smooth, non-apertured inner surface'' as set forth in claim 28 is readable
on Overholt '054 as set forth by the examiner. That is, the portion of the inner surface
of each of the central portions 74, 76 between the two rows of apertures is a central
portion of the side wall having a substantially smooth, non-apertured inner surface.
For the reasons set forth above, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 12,
25 and 28, and claims 13 to 19, 26, 27 and 29 to 31 dependent thereon, is affirmed and
the decision of the examiner to reject claim 20, and claims 21 to 24 dependent thereon,
is reversed.
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