Appeal No. 2000-0560
Application No. 08/578,636
buffer volume (unnumbered) at the bottom of the ring groove 48
provided in swivel member 46 and openings in ring element 47
and with dynamic sealing means 51 through passages in swivel
member 46, including ring groove 48 (page 8).
A copy of the appealed claims is appended to the main
brief (Paper No. 26).
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims is:
Harvey et al. (Harvey) 4,662,657 May
5, 1987
Claims 9, 10 and 12 through 15 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite for
failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the
subject matter which the appellant regards as the invention.
Claims 9, 10 and 12 through 15 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Harvey.
The full text of the examiner's rejections and the
response to the arguments presented by the appellant appear in
the answer (Paper No. 27), while the complete statement of the
appellant’s arguments can be found in the main and reply
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