Appeal No. 1997-4441
Application 08/370,095
Brook 4,163,488 August 7, 1979
Born et al. (Born) 4,802,571 February 7, 1989
Harwood et al. (Harwood) 2,160,985 January 2,
1986
(UK Patent Application)
Claims 1, 3-7, 9, and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, second paragraph, as failing to particularly point out
and distinctly claim the subject matter which applicant
regards as his invention.
Claims 1, 3-7, and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Born and Brook.
Claim 11 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Born, Brook, and Harwood.
We refer to the Final Rejection (Paper No. 9) (pages
referred to as "FR__") and the Examiner's Answer (Paper
No. 14) (pages referred to as "EA__") for a statement of the
Examiner's position and to the Appeal Brief (Paper No. 13)
(pages referred to as "Br__") for a statement of Appellant's
arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph
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