Appeal No. 96-0957
Application 08/138,359
exerted on the exterior of the tube while the inner surface of
the other portions of the wall remains cylindrical, to prevent
the piston from rotating relative to the tube both when the
piston is located so that the needle extends outwardly from the
first opening and when the piston is located so that the needle
is located entirely within the tube.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Quaas 4,295,476 Oct. 20, 1981
Wilkins 5,137,521 Aug. 11, 1992
Feeney, Jr. (Feeney) 5,267,977 Dec. 7, 1993
Claims 1, 6-8, 10, 11 and 23-27 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Feeney in view of
Quaas.
Claim 9 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Feeney in view of Quaas and Wilkins.
The examiner’s rejections are explained on pages 4
and 5 of the answer. The arguments of the appellant and the
examiner in support of their respective positions are found on
pages 3-12 of the brief and pages 6-9 of the answer.
OPINION
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