Appeal No. 2006-0821 Παγε 2 Application No. 09/733,813 The appellants' invention relates to a pyrotechnic initiator having an integral, unitary, overmolded body (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellants' brief. The prior art The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are: Taylor et al. (Taylor) 2,741,179 Apr. 10, 1956 Seavey 2,968,985 Jan. 24, 1961 Craig et al. (Craig) 3,906,858 Sep. 23, 1975 Refouvelet et al. (Refouvelet) 5,576,509 Nov. 19, 1996 Hansen et al. (Hansen) 5,932,832 Aug. 3, 1999 Swann et al. (Swann) 6,295,935 Oct. 2, 2001 The rejections Claims 1 to 5, 8 to 11, 26 and 27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Refouvelet in view of Taylor. Claims 1 to 5, 8 to 11, 26 and 27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Refouvelet in view of Craig. Claims 7 and 28 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Refouvelet and either Taylor or Craig in view of Hansen. Claims 12, 13 and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatenable over Refouvelet and either Taylor or Craig in view of Swann.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007