Appeal No. 97-1243
Application 08/443,301
art applied by the examiner and the respective positions
advanced by the appellant in the brief and by the examiner in
the answer. As a consequence of this review, we conclude that
appellant’s argument is not persuasive of error on the part of
the examiner in rejecting the appealed claim. We therefore
will sustain the examiner’s rejection.
With reference to the annotated copy of Fig. 7 of Stocker
found in the PTO translation, Stocker discloses a pump
comprising an integrated electromagnetic valve (“Schaltventil”
or “on-off valve”), a pump diaphragm (“Pumpmembran” or “pump
membrane”), a pump space (“Obere Pumpkammer” or “upper pump
space”) between the electromagnetic valve and the pump
diaphragm, and a delivery space between the pump diaphragm and
first and second check valves (not labeled). The delivery
space is connected to ambient air via the left hand check
valve and a supply conduit (“Atmosphäre (Filter)” or
“atmosphere (filter)”) and to the absorptive filter of the
tank system via the right hand check valve and a delivery
conduit (“Aktivkohle - Filter” or “activated charcoal
filter”). Stocker further discloses a shut-off valve
(“Absperrventil” or “cut-off valve”) between the supply
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