Appeal No. 97-0970
Application 08/307,348
Van Allen et al. (Van Allen) 2,855,000 Oct. 07, 1958
Claims 1 through 4, 6, 12, 15 and 16 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Van Allen.
Claim 17 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph, as being indefinite. In the examiner’s view, the
recitation in claim 17, subparagraph d), of the valve member
being reciprocated about its axis appears to be inaccurate.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and appellant regarding the above rejections,
we make reference to the examiner's answer (Paper No. 15,
mailed May 9, 1996) and the supplemental examiner’s answer
(Paper No. 18, mailed July 29, 1996) for the examiner's
complete reasoning in support of the rejections, and to
appellant's brief (Paper No. 14, filed February 29, 1996) and
reply brief (Paper No. 17, filed July 11, 1996) for
appellant's arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
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