Appeal No. 1996-1813
Application No. 08/117,453
different known composition, and the reporting of these
calibration readings interspersed among the actual
measurements taken by the analysis. (Brief page 18, lines 7-
10).
When addressing the rejection of the claims over the
Maggard ‘785 reference, applicants presented a separate
argument for claim 8. Thus, we will separately address this
claim. Claims 1-7 and 9-18, will stand or fall with the
patentability of claim 1. 37 CFR § 1.192(c)(7).
Claims 1-18 have been rejected as unpatentable under 35
U.S.C. § 103 over combination of Maggard ‘785, Inman and
Dawes. We affirm.
Maggard ‘785 discloses the use of spectral absorption to
determine the aromatic content in liquid hydrocarbons
mixtures. (Column 2, lines 34-50). Two reference samples,
one aromatic and another non-aromatic, are used for
calibration of the spectrophotometer. (Column 2, lines 54-
64). Maggard ‘785 differs from claim 1 in that the system is
not disclosed as automatic. Inman discloses an automatic
fluid injection device is capable of coordinating the sequence
and entry of desired parameter values for controlling the
operation of spectrophotometers. (Column 2, lines 47-53).
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