Appeal No. 1996-2795
Application No. 08/430,155
REJECTION UNDER 37 CFR § 1.196(b)
Pursuant to the provisions of 37 CFR § 1,196(b), we
hereby enter the following new ground of rejection:
Claims 2 through 5 are rejected under the second
paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 because of the use of the word
"may" in claim 2. The claims are indefinite because the loop
of conduit extending from the conduit support means and the
peristaltic pump are not positively included in a cooperative
relationship with the sensor. As a result thereof, the metes
and bounds of the claimed invention can not be determined with
any degree of certainty.
DECISION
The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 2 through 5
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is reversed.
As indicated supra, a new ground of rejection of claims 2
through 5 has been entered under the provisions of 37 CFR
(CCPA 1962).
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