Appeal No. 99-0210
Application 08/732,285
Claims 13 and 15-26 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
102(b) as being anticipated by German ‘283.
Claim 14 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over German ‘283.
Claims 27-33 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over German ‘283 in view of German ‘608.
The rejections are explained in the Examiner’s Answer.
The opposing viewpoints of the appellant are set forth in
the Brief and the Reply Brief.
OPINION
The Rejection Under 35 U.S.C. § 112, Second Paragraph
The first portion of this rejection is directed to claims
13-33 and states, in its entirety (Answer, page 4):
Sufficient structure of the various elements has not
been provided. The elements have merely been listed
in the claims.
We do not agree with the examiner’s conclusion. From our
perspective, the structure and interrelationship of structure
are sufficient to define the invention. The claims may be
broad, but broadness does not, in and of itself, constitute
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