Appeal No. 96-2274 Application No. 08/291,354 finding a thickness of the material using said value related to said phase. The Examiner does not rely on any references for the rejection. The specification is objected to under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, for failing to provide an adequate written description of the invention. Claims 18 through 21, 25 and 27 through 30 stand rejected for the reasons set forth in the objection to the specification. Claims 18 through 21, 25 and 27 through 30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which appellants regard as their invention. Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants or the Examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for 2 2Appellants filed an appeal brief on November 20, 1995. Appellants filed a reply appeal brief on March 25, 1996. The Examiner stated in the Examiner’s letter mailed April 19, 1996 that the reply brief has been entered and considered but no further response by the Examiner is deemed necessary. 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007