Appeal No. 2006-2203
Application No. 10/687,231
The examiner relies upon the following references in the
rejections of the appealed claims:
Yoshida et al. 4,499,366 Feb. 12, 1985
(Yoshida)
Grabbe et al. 5,243,757 Sep. 14, 1993
(Grabbe)
Eldridge et al. 2004/0016119 A1 Jan. 29, 2004
(Eldridge ‘119)
Eldridge et al. 6,807,734 Oct. 26, 2004
(Eldridge ‘734)
Appellants’ claimed invention is directed to a refractory
metal core element which maintains a core in a desired position
with respect to a wax die. The core element comprises a planar
central portion and at least one integrally formed spring tab
means which provides spring loading when closed in the wax dye.
Appealed claims 11-15 and 18-24 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Eldridge ‘734. Claims
11, 13-15 and 18-24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by either Grabbe or Yoshida. In addition, all
the appealed claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Eldridge ‘119 in view of Eldridge ‘734.
We have thoroughly reviewed each of appellants’ arguments
for patentability. However, we find that the examiner’s
rejections are well-founded inasmuch as they are supported by the
prior art evidence relied upon and in accordance with current
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