Appeal No. 1996-0938
Application No. 07/642,417
of an ambient time varying field having as characteristic
parameters one or more of amplitude, period, phase, waveform
and direction.
Claims 1 and 28 are illustrative of the claimed
invention, and they read as follows:
1. A method of inhibiting the adverse effect on a living
system of an ambient time varying field having as
characteristic parameters one or more of amplitude, period,
phase, waveform and direction, the field having an electric
component and a magnetic component, which method comprises the
step of changing at least one of the characteristic parameters
of said field to which the living system is exposed, and the
step of effecting the change within time intervals of less
than 10 seconds.
28. Apparatus for inhibiting the adverse effect on a
living system of an ambient time varying field having as
characteristic parameters one or more of amplitude, period,
phase, waveform and direction, the field having an electric
component and a magnetic component, which apparatus comprises
a means for changing at least one of the characteristic
parameters of said field to which the living system is
exposed, and a means for effecting the change within time
intervals of approximately 10 seconds or less.
Claims 1 through 26, 28 through 53 and 55 through 82
stand rejected under the second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112
as being indefinite because they are single means claims.
Reference is made to the briefs and the answer for the
respective positions of the appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
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