Appeal No. 96-0001
Application No. 08/034,532
“means plus function” language provided for by paragraph 6 of
35 U.S.C.
§ 112. In accordance with now well-accepted claim
construction, the elements described in terms of “means plus
function” are construed to cover only the specific
corresponding structure described in the specification and the
equivalents thereof.
On page 7 of appellant’s specification, U.S. Patent No.
3,152,918 issued to Kraus is noted and discussed. While
appellant’s discussion of Kraus appears to suggest that the
disclosure therein may be relevant to the herein claimed
invention, appellant appears to dismiss Kraus as not
suggesting the claimed invention because Kraus allegedly does
not deal with “high solids content” coating compositions.
Nevertheless, we observe that Kraus is directed to coating
compositions having a solids content of “about 59%” (See
column 2, lines 70-72 of Kraus). Because none of the claims
before us recite any limitation as to the solids content of
the coating composition applied to the paper web we recommend
that the examiner and
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