Appeal No. 1996-1813
Application No. 08/117,453
samples. (Page 11, lines 10-14, page 14, last paragraph, and
page 15, last paragraph). The reference does not describe the
automatic injecting of the calibration standards.
The Inman patent
Discloses the automated spectrophotometric analysis of
multiple fluid samples by comparing the spectral
characteristics of known standard fluid samples with unknown
fluid samples. (Column 1, lines 16-21 and 56-64).
Particularly, the Inman describes an automatic fluid injection
device in combination with a spectrophotometer. (Column 2,
lines 5-8). According to the reference, the system
coordinates the sequence and entry of desired parameter values
for controlling the operation of spectrophotometers. This
includes the injecting, scanning and the data processing
analysis of blank sample (unknown) solutions. (Column 2, lines
47-53). Column 4, lines 28-49, describes the use of standard
fluids in the automated system.
The Harte patent
Harte discloses a system for detecting the quantitative
amount of a carbon hydrogen compounds contained in gaseous
mixtures. (Column 3, lines 58-61). The disclosed invention is
an infrared analyzer which can be adapted to measure the
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