Appeal No. 97-3292
Application 08/522,827
subcutaneous sample. An understanding of the invention can be
derived from a reading of exemplary claim 14, a copy of which
appears in the APPENDIX to the brief (Paper No. 17).
As evidence of obviousness, the examiner has applied the
documents listed below:
Alfano et al 5,131,398 Jul. 21,
1992
(Alfano)
Wilk 5,246,424 Sep.
21, 1993
Shipp 5,263,937 Nov. 23,
1993
Janes et al 5,280,788 Jan. 25,
1994
(Janes) (filed Feb. 26,
1991)
The following rejection is before us for review.
Claims 14 and 16 through 20 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Alfano in view of Janes and
Shipp or Wilk.
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