Appeal No. 97-2488
Application 08/163,202
claims 22 and 37 through 41 as Group I and claim 42 as Group II.4
Based upon the aforementioned claim groupings and the argument
presented, it is apparent that claims 22 and 37 through 41 stand
or fall together and that claim 42 stands alone. As to the
Group I claims, we select claim 22 for review, pursuant to 37 CFR
§ 1.192(c)(7). Accordingly, we focus our attention exclusively
upon claims 22 and 42, infra.
OPINION
In reaching our conclusion on the indefiniteness issue
raised in this appeal, this panel of the board has carefully
considered appellants’ specification, drawings, and claims 22
and 42, and the respective viewpoints of appellants and the
examiner. As a consequence of our review, we make the
determination which follows.
We affirm the examiner’s rejection of appellants’
claims under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as being
indefinite.
4Claim 30, included by appellants, has not been specified
herein for the reasons appearing in Footnote No. 2.
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