Appeal No. 1997-2750
Application 08/191,734
The appealed claims stand rejected as follows:
(1) claims 1 through 10 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over the combined
disclosures of Bhattacharyya, Kligman, Hawe, and SALCARE SC92;
(2) claims 1 through 4, 11, 16, 19, 21 and 22 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over the combined disclosures of Bhattacharyya, Turner, Hawe, and
SALCARE SC 92;
(3) claims 1 through 4, 12 through 15, 17, 18, and 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over the combined disclosures of Bhattacharyya, Lew, Hall, and SALCARE
SC92; and
(4) claims 1 through 4, 23 and 24 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over the
combined disclosures of Bhattacharyya, Miller, McShane, Hawe, and SALCARE SC92.
DELIBERATIONS
Our deliberations in this matter have included evaluation and review of the following
materials:
(1) the instant specification, including all of the claims on appeal;
(2) applicants' Appeal Brief (Paper No. 20) and the Reply Brief (Paper No. 23);
(3) the Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 21) and the Supplemental Answer (Paper
No. 24); and
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