Appeal No. 1998-1315
Application No. 08/334,751
for heat absorption. The mask has an exhalation valve (26)
for expelling expired air. A hood (36) is attached to the
mask which can be deployed by pulling deployment straps (48)
and made to fit over the head, neck and shoulder of the user.
The mask also has a means (23) for retaining the mask tightly
on the user’s mouth and nose. The device can be used alone or
used in connection with a breathable oxygen source (120) and
is made to be stored in a standard overhead oxygen mask
aircraft compartment (122) during non-emergency situations.
Claim 1 is representative of the subject matter before us on
appeal and a copy of that claim is attached to this decision.
The prior art references of record relied upon the
examiner as evidence of obviousness are:
McGoff et al(McGoff) 5,038,768 Aug. 13, 1991
Brookman 5,115,804 May. 26,
1992
Claims 1, 2, 4 through 9, 11 through 13 and 15 through
18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as
containing subject matter which was not described in the
specification in such a way as to convey to one skilled in the
3
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007