Appeal No. 99-0637 Page 9
Application No. 08/711,841
adjustment screw (105) is rotated to press the ferrule (95)
and deform it so that its inner surface forms a seal (95a)
with the tube (15) and a face (the inner end 95c) of the
ferrule (95) is pushed against the surface (83h) of the device
(83) to form a seal (104) (column 7, lines 54 through 62).
We are not persuaded by appellants' argument (brief, page
7) that Silvis does not anticipate claim 1 because the ferrule
in Silvis is not positioned "in the body" as recited in claim
1. As discussed above and as clearly illustrated in Figure 6,
the ferrule (95) of Silvis is positioned in the jacket (94).
With regard to the appellants' argument that the features
of lines 7-10 of claim 1 are not disclosed by Silvis, we note
that these features are indeed disclosed in column 7, lines 54
through 62, as discussed above.
Regarding apparatus claim 12, Silvis discloses an
apparatus for producing a tube (15) to surface (83h) seal
comprising a housing (jacket 94) having a hollow central core
or opening extending therethrough and means (tube 13 and first
adjustment screw 103) positioned in a left section of the
opening of the housing (jacket 94) adapted for retaining an
associated surface (83h), a ferrule (second ferrule 95) having
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