Appeal No. 96-3174 Application 07/970,608 the closed mold cavity and redistribute the resin within the mold. This compresses the resin, which solidifies” (page 17, last paragraph). We believe that one of ordinary skill in the art would appreciate from this statement that the act of redistributing the plasticized resin melt within the mold cavity involves “compressing” the resin in the sense that a compressive force is applied thereto to bring about redistribution. Consistent with the well established principle that claim language must be read in light of the specification, we consider that the5 words “compress” (claim 1, paragraph (c)), “compressing” (claim 15), and “pressurize” (claim 18, line 18) cover applying a compressive force to the plasticized resin melt, such that the claim language questioned by the examiner encompasses within its metes and bounds the act of applying a compressive force to the melt as it is being injected to redistribute the melt in the mold cavity. Given this interpretation, it is our view that one of ordinary skill in the art would have no difficulty in adjusting the timing of In re Prater, 415 F.2d 1393, 1404, 162 USPQ 541, 5505 (CCPA 1969). 9Page: Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007