Appeal No. 97-2776
Application No. 08/252,363
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to a method for
alleviating pain by contacting a portion of the human body with a
magnetic material. Claims 31 and 32 are representative of the
subject matter on appeal and a copy of those claims, as they
appear in the appendix to the appellants' brief, is attached to
this decision.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner as evidence of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are:
Nakayama 3,921,620 Nov. 25, 1975
Griffin et al. 4,587,956 May 13, 1986
(Griffin)
Lin et al., "Geophysical Variables and Behavior: XXVII Magnetic
Necklace: Its Therapeutic Effectiveness on Neck and Shoulder
Pain: 2. Psychological Assessment," Psychological Reports, April
1985, pp. 639-649 (Lin)
An additional reference of record relied on by this Board
is:3
Markoll 5,387,176 Feb. 7, 1995
(filed Apr. 13, 1992)
3This reference was cited by the examiner in Paper No. 4
and a copy is of record in the application file.
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