Appeal No. 96-0088 Application No. 08/038,426 Robinson (Robinson ‘483) 4,475,483 Oct. 9, 1984 Reinhard et al. (Reinhard) 4,517,926 May 21, 1985 Bowers et al. (Bowers ‘302) 4,752,302 Jun. 21, 1988 Baird, Jr. (Baird) 4,787,969 Nov. 29, 1988 Henk et al. (Henk) 4,868,148 Sep. 19, 1989 Bowers et al. (Bowers ‘050) 4,891,050 Jan. 2, 1990 THE REJECTIONS Claims 3, 19, 23 and 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, for failing to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the invention. Claims 1 and 4 through 27 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which applicants regard as the invention. Claims 1, 4, 5, 7, 16, 23 and 27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being clearly anticipated by Lyons. Claims 1, 4 through 9, 16, 23 and 27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 (b) as being anticipated by Bowers ‘302. 5Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007