Appeal No. 97-0615
Application 08/359,664
have been withdrawn from further consideration under 37 CFR
§ 1.142(b) as being directed to a non-elected invention.2
Appellant's invention as represented in the claims before
us on appeal relates to a system for marking a container
subjected to a process to indicate the status of the
container. More specifically, as explained on page 1 of the
specification, the system involves
marking and/or identifying a disposable plastic bag
or container having an interior for holding a
mixture of methylene blue and a blood component,
such as plasma. The system marks the bag to
indicate whether the bag has been subjected to a
process, such as an illumination process, used to
treat the mixture, such as for sterilization.
Independent claim 1 is representative of the subject
matter on appeal and a copy of that claim appears in the
Appendix to appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
Claim 1 was amended subsequent to the final rejection in a paper filed2
May 15, 1996 (Paper No. 9). According to the advisory action (Paper No. 10,
mailed May 23, 1996), this amendment corrected the § 112 problem noted in the
final rejection and was to be entered upon the filing of the appeal. We note,
however, that this amendment has not as of yet been clerically entered.
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