Ex Parte 5564803 et al - Page 9




               Appeal No. 2006-0813                                                                                                  
               Reexamination Control No. 90/006,235                                                                                  





















               McLaughlin also teaches that the configuration and number of the drawers may be                                       
               customized to meet the requirements or desires of the user:                                                           
                               The exemplary drawings illustrate the dispenser station 10 including a                                
                               stack of four drawers labeled "1" through "4" for ease of identification.                             
                               As will be described, these drawers may have the same or different                                    
                               constructions according to the customized requirements and desires                                    
                               of a particular medical  facility.  Moreover, it will be understood that                              
                               the number of drawers can be varied as needed to provide the                                          
                               appropriate station inventory capacity.                                                               
               McLaughlin, col. 5, l. 62 - col. 6, l. 2.  McLaughlin also teaches that the individual drawers                        
               may be divided into compartments using dividers or partitions. McLaughlin, col. 8, ll. 1-48.                          
               In one specific embodiment, a drawer may include a carousel tray (56) having removable                                

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