Appeal No. 1995-1703
Application 07/897,304
that the artisan would understand the recited “ft/lbs” impact
parameter as referring to “foot-pounds,” a unit of work,
rather than to a somewhat incomprehensible foot per pound
unit.
Turning now to the merits of the rejection insofar as the
written description requirement is concerned, the claim
limitations (claims 1, 15 and 21) requiring the outer and/or
interior layers of the tubing to be made of a thermoplastic
having an elongation value of at least 150% and an ability to
withstand impacts of at least 2 ft/lbs at temperatures below
about -20EC find express support in the original disclosure on
specification pages 5 and 7 and in claims 1 and 15. The claim
limitations (claims 10 and 19) relating to Santoprene, Kraton,
Sarlink, and Vichem find express support in the original
disclosure on specification pages 7, 8 and 12 and in claims 3,
10 and 19. Thus, the disclosure of the application as
originally filed would reasonably convey to the artisan that
the appellants had possession at that time of subject matter
embodying the claim limitations at issue (see Kaslow, supra).
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