Appeal No. 97-1595
Application No. 08/209,786
sample vials. The subject matter before us on appeal is best
illustrated by reference to claim 1, which has been reproduced
in an appendix to the Brief on Appeal.
THE REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Bowser 4,003,713 Jan. 18,
1977
Friswell 4,707,452 Nov. 17,
1987
THE REJECTION
Claims 1-10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Friswell in view of Bowser.
The rejection is explained in the Examiner's Answer.
The opposing viewpoints of the appellant are set forth in
the Brief and the Reply Brief.
OPINION
The appellant’s invention provides an apparatus useful
for evaporating solvents from a plurality of solvent-
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