Appeal No. 96-0401 Page 3
Application No. 08/127,304
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to a microplate
assembly for use in analyzing samples captured on a filter
medium. An understanding of the invention can be derived from
a reading of exemplary claim 1, which appears in the appendix
to the appellants' brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Freeman 3,649,464 Mar. 14,
1972
Manns 4,948,442 Aug. 14,
1990
(Manns '442)
Manns 5,047,215 Sep. 10,
1991
(Manns '215)
Claims 1-5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 32 and 33 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Manns '442 or Manns '215.
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