Appeal No. 96-3935
Application 08/209,673
1.142(b). Claims 1, 11 through 25 and 39 have been canceled.
Appellants’ invention relates to a viscoelastic memory means comprising a hydrophilic polymer
and to a viscoelastic memory flow control valve for use in an auto-destruct injection device. Respective
independent claims 40, 49 and 6 are representative of the subject matter on appeal and a copy of
those claims, as reproduced from the Appendix to appellants’ brief, is attached to this decision.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed claims
are:
Wozniak et al. (Wozniak) 4,781,683 Nov. 1, 1988
Popular Science, “One-time throwaway,” July 1989, page 16
Popular Science, “Weapon against AIDS,” December 1989, page 59
Claims 2 through 7 and 40 through 48 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Wozniak.
Claims 8 through 10 and 49 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Popular Science Dec. 1989 or July 1989 in view of Wozniak.
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