Appeal No. 95-2726
Application 07/994,477
Hunkapiller et al. (Hunkapiller), “Contemporary Methodology
for Protein Structure Determination,” Science, vol. 226, pp.
304-311 (1984).
Biemann, “Mass Spectrometric Methods for Protein Sequencing,”
Anal. Chem., vol. 58, pp. 1288A-1300A (1986).
Olivares et al. (Olivares), “On-Line Mass Spectrometric
Detection for Capillary Zone Electrophoresis,” Anal. Chem.,
vo1. 59, pp. 1230-1232 (1987).
Bruins et al. (Bruins), “Ion Spray Interface for Combined
Liquid Chromatography/Atmospheric Pressure Ionization Mass
Spectrometry,” Anal. Chem., vol. 59, pp. 2642-2646 (1987).
The claims stand rejected under 35 USC § 103 as being
unpatentable over Biemann and Yost in view of Bruins, Henion,
Vestal, Olivares and Hunkapillar.
Having carefully considered the record before us which
includes, inter alia, the specification, the appellants’ main
Brief (Paper No. 33), Reply Brief (Paper No. 35), the
examiner’s Answer (Paper No. 34) and the declarations of Drs.
Covey, Aebersold and Carr (Paper Nos. 20, 27 and 29,
respectively), we find ourselves in substantial agreement with
the appellants’ position. Accordingly, we reverse the
rejection.
In the case before us, we need not determine whether the
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