Appeal No. 97-4056 Page 4
Application No. 08/238,926
29, 1997) and supplemental brief (Paper No. 27, filed September
2, 1997) for the appellant's arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellant's specification and
claims, to the applied prior art reference, and to the respective
positions articulated by the appellant and the examiner. As a
consequence of our review, we make the determinations which
follow.
Claim 20
The rejection of claim 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Parker is sustained.
Parker discloses a method and apparatus for cleansing
harbors. By way of example, Parker shows in Figure 1, his
invention applied to the harbor of Havana, Cuba. Specifically,
Figure 1 illustrates a bay or harbor 2 whose entrance is the
strait 3, opening into the sea 4. Additionally, Figure 1 shows a
canal or waterway 7 affording direct communication between the
open sea 4 and an upper end 5 of the bay 2 and a head-producing
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