Appeal No. 96-1902
Application No. 08/156,679
Georges Boussignac and Jean-Claude Labrune (the
appellants) appeal from the final rejection of claims 11-13,
15 and 16, the only claims remaining in the application.
We AFFIRM.
The appellants' invention pertains to a respiratory
assistance device. Independent claim 11 is further
illustrative of the appealed subject matter and a copy thereof
may be found in EXHIBIT A of the brief.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Baum et al. (Baum '530) 4,270,530 Jun. 02,
1981
McGrail 4,584,998 Apr. 29,
1986
Weerda et al. (Weerda) 4,630,606 Dec. 23,
1986
Brown 4,813,431 Mar. 21,
1989
Baum (Baum '896) 2 114 896 Sep. 01,
1983
(Great Britain)
Claims 11-13, 15 and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, first paragraph, as being based upon an original
disclosure which fails to provide descriptive support for the
subject matter now being claimed.
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