Appeal No. 2006-0123
Application 09/553,413
THE INVENTION
The appellants claim a device and mold assembly for
manufacturing molded thermoplastic containers. Claim 15, which
claims the mold assembly, is illustrative:
15. A mold assembly for use in manufacturing molded
thermoplastic containers comprising:
two mold shells each containing a half-impression of a
substantial portion of the container to be molded;
two mold shell holders each defining a cavity for receiving
each said respective mold shell such that each said respective
mold shell is in at least partial mutual thermal-conduction
contact with its respective shell holder, said shell holders
being shaped to be supported by two mold carriers made in the
form of enveloping structures movable one with respect to the
other; and
at least one quick-fixing locking member by which at least
one of said mold shells is removably secured to a respective one
of said mold shell holders, said one quick-fixing locking member
including a selectively retractable locking member portion.
THE REJECTION
The claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 251 as follows:
claims 1-21 and 34-40 as being based upon a defective reissue
declaration, and claims 15-21 and 34-40 as being an improper
recapture of subject matter surrendered during prosecution of the
application for patent from which U.S. patent no. 5,968,560
issued.
2
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007