Appeal No. 96-1808
Application 08/204,119
means mounted for movement relative to said vessel and said
shaft therein, said movement having a component parallel
thereto.
THE REFERENCES
Smolen 4,279,860 Jul. 21,
1981
Cosgrove, Jr. et al. (Cosgrove) 4,578,244 Mar. 25,
1986
Schneider (Schneider ‘657) 4,754,657 Jul. 5,
1988
Schneider (Schneider ‘716) 4,924,716 May 15,
1990
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1-8, 10-37 and 45-50 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Schneider ‘716 in view
of Cosgrove, Schneider ‘657 and Smolen. Claims 25 and 26 also
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as
being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and
distinctly claim the subject matter which appellants regard as
their invention.
OPINION
We have carefully considered all of the arguments
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