Appeal No. 97-4406
Application No. 08/436,255
been indicated as containing allowable subject matter and stand
objected to as depending from a rejected claim (Paper No. 7).
The appellant's invention is directed to a device for the
recovery and storage of waste. The subject matter before us on
appeal is illustrated by reference to claim 1, which has been
reproduced in an appendix to the Brief.
THE REJECTION
Claims 1, 2, 14, 15 and 26 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, first paragraph, as being based upon a specification that
fails to enable one of ordinary skill in the art the make and use
the invention.
The rejection is explained in the Examiner's Answer.
The opposing viewpoints of the appellant are set forth in
the Brief.
OPINION
The appellant’s invention relates to an apparatus for the
recovery and storage of waste in situations like water closets
and hospital waste. As we understand the invention from the
original disclosure, at least one sheath arranged around a waste-
receiving receptacle is fed therethrough in an invaginating
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