Appeal No. 98-2150
Application No. 08/539,926
under the provisions of 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as being directed to
a nonelected invention.
We AFFIRM-IN-PART.
The appellant's invention pertains to a system for
sealing a wellhead that includes a wellhead housing, a
wellhead connector and an annularly disposed seal ring.
Independent claim 1 is further illustrative of the appealed
subject matter and a copy thereof may be found in the appendix
to the appellant's brief.
The reference relied on by the examiner is:
Szymczak 5,039,140 Aug. 13,
1991
Claims 1, 8, 17 and 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Szymczak.
The rejection is explained on pages 2 and 3 of the final
rejection. The arguments of the appellant and examiner in
support of their respective positions may be found on pages 4-
6 of the brief and pages 4-7 of the answer.
OPINION
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