Appeal No. 1997-1351
Application 08/127,924
Appellants argue that "[a]lthough claim 19 does not
specifically recite a controller which connects the control
processor system and the remainder processor system with the
bus system, the Applicants respectfully submit that this
claim is nonetheless definite as required under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, second paragraph" (Br5). No explanation is offered.
Contrary to the Examiner's statement that Appellants admit
that the claim is incomplete (EA6), Appellants only admit
that the controller which connects the control processor
system and the remainder processor system is not recited.
The Examiner provides case citations for the
"incompleteness" rejection for the first time in the
Examiner's Answer. First, the Examiner states (EA6):
"[T]he claims must recite the unique combination of
structural features and the manner in which these are
related to each other which enables them to cooperate to
produce the unitary result characteristic of the invention.
see [sic] In re Thompson, 33 [sic] F2d 604, 607,
143 USPQ 21, 23 (CCPA 1964)." The only statement on the
page referred to by the Examiner which is somewhat relevant
is the following: "A particular feature upon which an
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