Appeal No. 99-0637 Page 8
Application No. 08/711,841
in lines 4 and 5 persuasive (brief, page 7). Specifically, we
find that the tubing section (12') and fastener (26'), which
are located in a section of an opening or bore in cylindrical
member or housing (48), retain the flat forward face of the
ferrule (24') and thus respond to the "means" recited in lines
4 and 5 of claim 12.
We shall also sustain the examiner's rejection of claims
1 and 12 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
Silvis.
We find that Silvis does disclose each and every element
of the invention recited in claims 1 and 12.
Regarding the sequence of steps recited in method claim
1, Silvis discloses in Figures 5 and 6 and column 7, line 19
through column 8, line 14, a method for connecting a tube (15)
to a surface (83h) that creates a seal (104). A body (jacket
94) is provided and a device (sleeve 83) having a surface
(83h) is retained in the body (jacket 94) by means of a tube
(13) and a first adjustment screw (103) (see column 7, lines
19 through 33). The method further comprises positioning a
tube (15) in a ferrule (95) and positioning the ferrule (95)
in the body (see column 7, lines 34 through 37). A second
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