Ex Parte Deonarine - Page 3

                   Appeal 2006-3282                                                                                               
                   Application 09/683,353                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                 
                                  means for retaining the first means to the second means in a                                    
                          side-by-side relationship to form an indicator stick assembly capable                                   
                          of indicating at least two temperatures.                                                                
                                                         REFERENCES                                                               
                   The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:                                                       
                   Peterson    US 1,603,713  Oct.  19, 1926                                                                       
                   Kirk     US 3,564,668  Feb.  23, 1971                                                                          
                   Aronson    US 4,244,660  Jan.   13, 1981                                                                       
                   Kossnar    US 6,022,159  Feb.   20, 2000                                                                       
                   Omega®Engineering Inc., “The Temperature Handbook”, Vol. 29, pg. F10                                           
                   (Omegamarker® Temperature Test Kit), 1995 (OMEGA®)                                                             
                                                 REJECTIONS AT ISSUE                                                              
                          Claims 1, 6, 8, 16 and 18 to 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102b                                   
                   as being anticipated by OMEGA®.                                                                                
                          Claims 1, 3, and 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102b as being                                       
                   anticipated by Kossnar.                                                                                        
                          Claims 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102b as                                    
                   being anticipated by Kirk.                                                                                     
                          Claims 1, 3, 5, 6, and 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102b as                                       
                   being anticipated by Aaronson.                                                                                 
                          Claim 17 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103a as being obvious                                        
                   over the combination of OMEGA® in view of Peterson.                                                            
                          The rejection of claims 2, 4, 7, and 10 to 15 has been withdrawn.                                       
                                                                ISSUES                                                            
                          The Examiner contends that the  OMEGA®, Kossnar, Kirk and                                               
                   Aaronson references demonstrate that the various claims, as indicated in the                                   


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