Appeal No. 98-0174
Application 08/545,162
calculating the change in said mass from the
changes in said first and said second frequencies.
The examiner relies on the following references:
EerNisse et al. (EerNisse) 4,535,638 Aug. 20, 1985
Vali et al. (Vali) 5,179,028 Jan. 12, 1993
Claims 1 through 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as
unpatentable over EerNisse in view of Vali.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of appellants and the
examiner, reference is made to the brief and answer for the
respective details thereof.
OPINION
We will sustain the rejection of claims 1 through 7 under 35
U.S.C. 103 but we will not sustain the rejection of claims 8
through 16 under 35 U.S.C. 103.
Turning first to claims 1 through 7, we view claim 1 as
being much broader than appellants [and the examiner] view it.
Vali clearly discloses a method for measuring small mass changes
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