Appeal No. 97-1476 Page 3
Application No. 08/458,689
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a hanging plant
apparatus. An understanding of the invention can be derived
from a reading of exemplary claims 1, 8 and 14 (the
independent claims on appeal), which appear in the appendix to
the appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Maasbach 4,109,442 Aug. 29,
1978
O'Sullivan 4,556,184 Dec. 3,
1985
Lyon 4,965,963 Oct.
30, 1990
Takahisa 56-9525 (Japan)2 Jan. 31, 1981
Green 2,147,484 (Gr. Britain) May
15, 1985
Hawkins 94/09614 (WIPO) May 11, 1994
Claims 1 through 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to
2In determining the teachings of Takahisa, we will rely
on the translation provided to the PTO. A copy of the
translation is attached for the appellant's convenience.
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