Appeal No. 2006-1798
Application No. 09/966,413
onto a candle support surface.
The prior art reference relied upon by the Examiner in rejecting the appeal claims
is:
Hamblet 2,310,019 Feb. 2, 1943
Gentry 3,317,290 May 2, 1967
Pappas 5,842,850 Dec. 1, 1998
Chambers et al. 5,961,318 Oct. 5, 1999
(Chambers)
Pietruch et al. 6,155,451 Dec. 5, 2000
(Pietruch)
Claims 1, 3-13, 16, 17, and 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Pappas.
Claims 14, 15, and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Pappas in view of Gentry.
Claim 19 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over Pappas in view of Pietruch.
Claims 20 and 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Pappas in view of Hamblet.
Claim 22 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
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