Appeal No. 1997-3967
Application No. 08/482,058
Schaber 4,752,589 Jun. 21,
1988
Japanese Kokai Application 2 62-98663 May 8,
1987
(Denda)
Claims 25 through 27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
112, second paragraph, as being vague and indefinite. Claims
14, 16, 19 through 21, 23 and 26 through 28 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness, the
examiner offers Denda with regard to claims 14, 16, 19, 21,
23, 26 and 28, adding Schaber with regard to claims 20 and 27.
Reference is made to the brief and answer for the
respective positions of appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
Turning first to the rejection of claims 25 through 27
under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, it is the examiner’s
view that the claims are indefinite since claim 25 depends
2Our understanding of Denda is based on an English
translation thereof prepared for the United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
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