Appeal 2007-1112
Application 10/692,116
The application was filed on 23 October 2003. The real party in
interest is said to be Harsco Technologies Corporation (Appeal Br. at 1).
The following U.S. patents are relied upon by the Examiner:
Name Patent No. Issue Date
Haldenby US 5,474,846 Dec. 12, 995
Seal et al. US 5,822,838 Oct. 20, 1998
Luttmann et al. US 6,244,020 Jun 12, 2001
The following grounds of rejection are appealed:
Claims 1, 2, 6-9, and 14-16 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as
being unpatentable over Haldenby in view of Seal et al. (Seal).
Claims 3-5 and 10-13 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as being
unpatentable over Haldenby in view of Seal and Luttmann et al. (Luttmann).
In this decision, we refer to the applicants Caudill et al. as “Caudill”.
II. Findings of fact
The record supports the following findings of fact as well as any other
findings of fact set forth in this decision by a preponderance of the
evidence.
1. The “invention relates to high pressure gas cylinders and, more
specifically, to aluminum cylinders having a plastic interior
coating.” (Specification at 1).
2. The cylinders are said to be “especially adapted to be used as a
self-contained breathing apparatus, a home oxygen therapy
cylinder, a commercial aviation cylinder, a fuel storage cylinder in
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