Appeal 2007-0142
Application 10/636,964
16. A paraffin ring for paraffining yarn, said paraffin ring
comprising:
a) a paraffin cylindrical member, said cylindrical member
having a first end and a second end, said second end adapted to
engage a yarn to be paraffined;
b) an insertion bore for receiving said cylindrical member
on a holder when paraffining yarn, said insertion bore extends
concentrically through said cylindrical member and along a central
longitudinal axis thereof; and
c) at least one wear indicator, said at least one wear
indicator extends into said cylindrical member at said first end and
substantially parallel to said insertion bore but not to said second end
so that when said cylindrical body member second end is caused to
engage a yarn to paraffin the same, said second end is worn away and
said at least one wear indicator is exposed at the worn second end.
The Examiner relies on the following reference in rejecting the
appealed subject matter:
Stahlecker US 5,879,455 Mar. 9, 1999
The Examiner has entered the following grounds of rejection:
Claims 7, 8, 10-12, 14-18, 20-22, 24, and 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102 (b) as anticipated by Stahlecker. Claims 9, 13, 19, and 23 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Stahlecker.
ISSUE
I.
The Examiner contends that Stahlecker describes a paraffin
cylindrical member that comprises first and second tips (from a paraffining
machine) extending into the cylindrical member at the first end and
substantially parallel to the insertion bore. The Examiner contends that the
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