Appeal No. 2006-1784 Παγε 2
Application No. 10/668,819
THE PRIOR ART
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Stark 2,391,278 Dec. 18, 1945
Melichar 2,506,097 May 2, 1950
Brown 3,479,006 Nov. 12, 1964
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1, 2, 4 to 12, 14 to 17, 19 and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
first paragraph, as containing subject matter which is not described in the specification
in such a way as to enable one skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and/or use
the invention.
Claims 1 to 3, and 5 to 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Melichar.
Claims 4 and 17 to 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Melichar in view of Brown.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellant regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the answer
(mailed November 1, 2005) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the
rejections, and to the brief (filed September 20, 2005) and reply brief (filed December
28, 2005) for the appellant's arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
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