Appeal No. 97-2746
Application 08/399,693
Judges.
McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
John M. Graham appeals from the final rejection of claims
1 through 3, all of the claims pending in the application. 2
We reverse and remand the application for further
consideration.
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for
supplying pressurized air. A copy of the claims on appeal
appears in the appendix to the appellant’s brief (Paper No.
20).
The item relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
anticipation is:
Fonden et al. (Fonden) 3,032,293 May 1, 1962
Claims 1 through 3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
102(b) as being anticipated by Fonden.
Reference is made to the appellant’s brief (Paper No. 20)
and to the examiner’s final rejection and answer (Paper Nos. 7
and 21) for the respective positions of the appellant and the
2 Claim 1 has been amended subsequent to final rejection.
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