Appeal No. 96-4194
Application 08/239,732
EMR sensing means mounted adjacent to the other of said
inner and outer surfaces for sensing EMR passing through said
filter and generating a signal responsive thereto; and
indicator means responsive to said signal for indicating
passage of EMR through the filter.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Merlen et al. (Merlen) 4,247,204 Jan. 27,
1981
Everroad 4,279,508 July 21,
1981
West et al. (West) 4,323,311 Apr. 6,
1982
Claims 1, 7 through 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17 and 19 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Everroad in view of West and Merlen.
Reference is made to the final rejection, the brief and
the answer for the respective positions of the appellants and
the examiner.
OPINION
The obviousness rejection is sustained as to claims 1, 7
through 9 and 11, and is reversed as to claims 12, 14, 15, 17
and 19.
Everroad discloses a method and apparatus for inspecting
paper air filters 14 for leaks or holes. A rotatable table 11
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