Appeal No. 97-3196 Application No. 08/569,275 THE REFERENCES The references relied upon by the examiner to support the final rejection are: Bratzler 4,571,964 Feb. 25, 1986 Renne 5,076,077 Dec. 31, 1991 Adams, Jr. (Adams) 5,246,345 Sep. 21, 1993 THE REJECTIONS2 Claim 32 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as being based upon a specification which fails to provide support for the invention as now claimed. Claims 21-32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the appellant regards as the invention. 2A rejection on the basis of the judicially created doctrine of obviousness-type double patenting was withdrawn by the examiner upon the filing of a terminal disclaimer. 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007