Appeal No. 97-1426
Application 08/380,125
The full text of the examiner's rejections and
response to the argument presented by appellants appears in
the answer
(Paper No. 10), while the complete statement of appellants’
argument can be found in the brief (Paper No. 9).
OPINION
In reaching our conclusion on the issues raised in
this appeal, this panel of the board has carefully considered
appellants’ specification and claims, the applied teachings,
and the respective viewpoints of appellants and the examiner.
As a consequence of our review, we make the determinations
which follow.
The indefiniteness issue
We reverse the rejection of claim 4 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite.
The sole concern of the examiner, as explained in
the answer (page 3), is that the language “the other roll
stand” on line 10 of claim 4 lacks clear antecedent basis and
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