Appeal No. 1997-1073
Application No. 08/218,540
means to permit and stop fluid flow from said container
into said vessel in at least three positions substantially
along the longitudinal axis.
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims is:
Banu 5,341,693 Aug. 30,
1994
Claims 1 through 4 and 9 through 12 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Banu. Claims 5, 6,
13, and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Banu.
Reference is made to the Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 15,
mailed May 24, 1996) and the Supplemental Examiner's Answer
(Paper No. 19, mailed August 30, 1996) for the examiner's
complete reasoning in support of the rejections, and to the
appellant's Brief (Paper No. 14, filed March 1, 1996), First
Reply Brief (Paper No. 17, filed July 29, 1996) and Second
Reply Brief (Paper No. 21, filed November 4, 1996) for the
appellant's arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
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