Appeal No. 97-2888
Application 08/389,077
35 U.S.C. § 103. Claims 9-11, 24-26, 37-39 and 58-60 have
been
allowed. Claims 28-31 and 47-54 have been withdrawn from
consideration as being directed to a nonelected invention.
Claims 12 and 55-57 have been canceled.
Appellant's invention relates to an adjustable surgical
frame for supporting a patient on an operating table during
spinal surgery. Except for claim 27, the claims on appeal
have been reproduced in "Appendix A" attached to appellant's
Brief (Paper No. 20). A copy of claim 27 is appended to this
decision.2
THE REFERENCES
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner
in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Heffington, Jr. (Heffington) 4,391,438 Jul. 05,
1983
Michelson (Michelson '943) 4,481,943 Nov. 13, 1984
We note the following errors in the claims on appeal: in claim 32,2
line 8, "said" (second occurrence) should be deleted; in claim 44, line 2,
after "member" (first occurrence), --and-- should be inserted. In the event
of further prosecution, the examiner should require correction of these
errors.
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