Appeal No. 99-0210 Application 08/732,285 claimed invention was made, and does not include knowledge gleaned only from the applicant's disclosure, such a reconstruction is proper. See In re McLaughlin, 443 F.2d 1392, 1395, 170 USPQ 209, 212 (CCPA 1971). In those cases where we have sustained the examiner’s rejections, we have pointed out where suggestion was found in the references or in the skill that must be attributed to the artisan. SUMMARY The rejection of claim 23 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, is sustained. The rejection of claims 13-22 and 24-33 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, is not sustained. The rejection of claims 13, 15, 17-21 and 26 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is sustained. The rejection of claims 16 and 22-25 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is not sustained. The rejection of claim 14 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is sustained. The rejection of claims 27-29 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is sustained. 12Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007