The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOSEPH A. CLARK and JANE A. YOUNG
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Appeal No. 2001-2271
Application No. 08/971,8391
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ON BRIEF
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Before SCHEINER, ADAMS and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges.
SCHEINER, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of
claims 1-5, 7, 8, 10-13 and 15, the only claims remaining in the application.
Claims 1, 2 and 3 are representative, and read as follows:
1. A method of treating aquatic animals by infusion of tissue cells thereof with a
biological agent dissolved within a body of water in a treatment zone within which said
infusion is performed, the improvement residing in the steps of: establishing an acoustic
field of limited duration within said treatment zone during which said biological agent is
transferred to the tissue cells; and regulating conditions of the body of water within the
treatment zone to establish a constant temperature therein during said limited duration
of the acoustic field under which said infusion occurs for absorption of the biological
agent into the tissue cells.
2. The improvement as defined in claim 1 wherein said step of establishing an
acoustic field comprises the steps of: generating steady state electrical signal energy
1 Application for patent filed November 17, 1997.
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