Appeal No. 99-0637 Page 11
Application No. 08/711,841
a seal (87) with the taper of the bore (83c) of the sleeve
(83), cannot reasonably be considered to be "adjacent" the
face (inner end 95c) of the ferrule (95).
NEW GROUND OF REJECTION UNDER 37 CFR § 1.196(b)
Under the provisions of 37 CFR § 1.196(b), we enter
the following new grounds of rejection. We are reinstating
the rejections of claims 2 and 4 through 7 under 35 U.S.C. §
102(b) set forth in the final rejection which were withdrawn
by the examiner on page 2 of the answer.
Claims 2 and 4 through 7 are rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Anderson.
The disclosure of Anderson regarding the method steps
recited in claim 1 is discussed in our opinion supra.
Regarding claim 2, Anderson (Figure 4) discloses
providing a body (threaded cylinder member 48) having an
opening or bore therethrough and providing means (tubing
section 12' and fastener 26') for retaining the device
(ferrule 24') in a section of the opening of the threaded
cylinder member (48).
Regarding claims 4 through 6, the ferrule (24) is
compressed around the tube (12) to form a seal and positioned
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