Appeal No. 1996-2644
Application 08/232,565
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Schwanke et al. (Schwanke) 4,971,774 Nov. 20, 1990
Diccianni et al. (Diccianni) 5,257,957 Nov. 02, 1993
Saint Martin 0,095,971 Jul. 12, 1983
(European Patent)
Grounds of Rejection
Claims 1-5, 8-12, 14-20, and 22-24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As
evidence of obviousness, the examiner relies on Diccianni, Saint Martin and Schwanke.
We reverse.
Background
At page 3 of the specification, the applicants describe the invention as relating to a
sealed system for handling, manipulating and formulating materials in an isolated
environment. The applicants state that the system is portable and includes an interior at
least partially defined by a plurality of walls and a transfer port positioned on one of the
walls for transferring items into and out of the isolation system which may be selectively
coupled to an autoclave in a manner to prevent external matter from passing into the
interior of the isolation system and the interior of the autoclave through the transfer port and
the opening.
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