Appeal No. 97-0441
Application No. 08/511,841
remaining in the application. Claims 1, 3 and 6 through 16
have been canceled.2
Appellant’s invention relates to an electrically operated
toilet tank flush valve system which aids in water
conservation. As explained on pages 6-7 of the specification,
the system includes an adjustable electrical float sensor
switch unit (700), seen best in Figures 12 and 14 of the
drawings, operationally connected to a solenoid valve (200)
for allowing filling of the toilet tank (50) to a
predetermined maximum level as desired or as required by local
code. Independent claim 17 is representative of the subject
matter on appeal and a copy of that claim appears in the
Appendix to appellant’s brief.
2Claims 2 and 5 were amended subsequent to the final
rejection (see Paper Nos. 14 and 23). According to the
examiner (Paper No. 15), the rejection of claims 2, 4 and 5
under
35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, found on pages 3-4 of the
final rejection has been overcome.
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