Appeal No. 95-3119 Page 3
Application No. 08/089,810
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to transporting solid
particles. An understanding of the invention can be derived from
a reading of exemplary claims 1 and 10, which appear in the
appendix to the appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner as evidence of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are:
Rosa et al. 2,819,890 Jan. 14, 1958
(Rosa)
Stewart et al. 4,333,909 June 8, 1982
(Stewart)
Korenberg 4,688,521 Aug. 25, 1987
Potinkara 5,034,197 July 23, 1991
Hansen et al. 5,069,171 Dec. 3, 1991
(Hansen)
Claim 27 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
paragraph, as the specification, as originally filed, does not
provide support for the invention as is now claimed.
Claims 1 through 7, 9 through 24 and 27 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite for
failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the
subject matter which the appellant regards as the invention.
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