Appeal No. 1998-0210
Application No. 08/149,193
declarant Cockrell, Jr.’s perception, and applying the law of
the Federal Circuit, we appreciate appellants’ disclosure as
informing those skilled in the art as to lower bend shape and
rib orientation for gaining more aggressive rib traction, with
no hint whatsoever therein of rib or traction means to
establish a weight distribution “in a plurality of different
directions,” as set forth in claims 119 and 132.
It is for this reason that appellants’ underlying disclosure
cannot be fairly said to provide descriptive support for the
limitations of claims 119 and 132.
The second rejection
We reverse the rejection of claims 113 through 138 under
35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite.
In assessing the language at issue under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
second paragraph, we are guided by the following principle.
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