Appeal No. 2006-1252 Page 10 Application No. 10/310,886 point out where the applied references teach or suggest hot-melt equipment. Upon return of jurisdiction of the application to the primary examiner, if the examiner remains of the view that these claims are unpatentable over Whitmore in view of Scherer, the examiner may consider reinstating the rejection of these claims, with the appropriate authorization, specifically pointing out where the features of these claims are taught or suggested in the references. CONCLUSION To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1-36 is affirmed as to claims 1-8 and reversed as to claims 9-36. The examiner’s decision is AFFIRMED-IN-PART.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007