Ex Parte Arterburn - Page 5

           Appeal No. 2006-2168                                                                                                     
           Application No. 10/421,683                                                                                               


           specification.  See, e.g., Specification 16 (“Since the size of the furnace, the width                                   
           of the channel and legs, the design of the entrance to the legs, the exit temperature                                    
           of the molten material, the pull rate on the furnace and many other factors affect                                       
           where the optimum location of the low flow portion of the screen should be located                                       
           for optimum performance, some experimentation using the above disclosure as a                                            
           guide is necessary for optimization.”)                                                                                   
                   Accordingly, we find that the Examiner has failed to establish that the claims                                   
           are indefinite under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph.  The rejection is reversed.                                      

                                                      REVERSED                                                                      
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           JOHNS MANVILLE                                                                                                           
           10100 WEST UTE AVENUE                                                                                                    
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