Appeal No. 98-0608 Page 2
Application No. 08/413,284
9, 10, 14, 15 and 18-20 have been indicated as containing
allowable subject matter.
The appellant’s invention is directed to a method and
apparatus for the separation by filtration of a solid phase
and a liquid phase from sludge. The subject matter before us
is illustrated by reference to claim 1 which, along with the
other claims on appeal, has been reproduced in an appendix to
the Appeal Brief.
THE REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Alvord 1,097,157 May 19,
1914
Wiederkehr 4,718,337 Jan. 12,
1988
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1-6, 8, 11-13 and 16 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Alvord.
Claim 17 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Alvord in view of Wiederkehr.
The rejections are explained in the Examiner’s Answer.
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