Appeal No. 95-3421
Application 08/045,323
ordinary skill to fix sleeve 26 of Hall away from the tip of
the needle prior to its first use; since the purpose of Hall's
apparatus is to allow a multitude of inoculations to be made
by the same needle in rapid succession, it is not evident what
would be gained by modifying it in this fashion.
Accordingly, the rejection of claim 21 will not be
sustained. The rejection of claims 9, 11, 12, 14, 16 and 20,
which are more limited than claim 21 and are rejected over the
same combination of references, will likewise not be
sustained. We also will not sustain the rejections of claims
10, 13, 15, 17 and 18, since the additional references applied
thereagainst do not supply the deficiencies noted with regard
to the combination of Hall in view of Boese or Spier.
Conclusion
The examiner's decision to reject claims 9 to 18, 20 and
21 is reversed.
REVERSED
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