Appeal No. 97-1156
Application 08/192,270
first paragraph).
Further, claim 43 is ambiguous in meaning. Is the
“mixture” a component of the group from which a selection is
made, or is the “mixture” an addition to the metal selected
from the group? This ambiguity renders the claim indefinite
(35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph).
In summary, this panel of the board has:
reversed the rejection of claims 30 through 48 under 35
U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite;
reversed the rejection of claims 30, 31, 35 through 39,
42, and 45 through 48 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Oda;
reversed the rejection of claims 30 through 34 and 37
through 48 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by
Ito ‘085;
reversed the rejection of claims 30 through 34 and 37
through 48 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
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