Interference No. 103,036
32, 42, and 49. The motion relies upon the testimony of
Dr. Feder at CR 72 and 73, who testified that Burroughs et al.'s
specification, column 6, lines 48 to 52, only discloses that:
The indicator material can be any
material that will undergo a visible change,
such as a color change, when the voltage
potential across the electrodes exceeds or
drops below a predetermined voltage.
According to Dr. Feder, the foregoing recitation does not
disclose colorless indicator materials or transitions from color
to colorless or colorless to color for indicator materials.
Further, Dr. Feder testified that the foregoing recitation is
directed to those types of indicator materials which are voltage
sensitive color indicator materials, not to heat sensitive color
indicator materials. The motion is denied as to this item.
We agree with the party Burroughs et al.'s opposition
brief, pages 146 and 147 that the Burroughs et al. specification
has sufficient written description for the foregoing limitations.
As noted by the party Cataldi et al., Burroughs et al., column 6,
lines 48 to 52, disclose that the indicator material can be any
material that will undergo a visible change, such as a color
change. Burroughs et al., column 8, lines 59 to 62, teaches that
one of the strips is made of a material that is sensitive to
temperature and will undergo a visible change when the
temperature exceeds a predetermined value. The term, "color
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