Appeal No. 1997-1669
Application No. 08/185,649
increase the rate of transport of gaseous components to the
headspace and a needle (114) for extracting the gaseous
component from the headspace through the septum and means for
moving the vial into engagement with the needle (114)
including a third rod (120) and a motor (126). A
representative copy of independent claims 13 and 42,
reproduced from appellants’ brief, is attached to this
decision.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner as evidence of obviousness are:
U.S. Patents
Natelson 3,324,628 Jun. 13, 1967
Jentzsch et al. (Jentzsch) 3,545,279 Dec. 8, 1970
Smith 3,581,574 Jun. 1, 1971
Lorch et al. (Lorch) 3,832,140 Aug. 27, 1974
Chlosta et al. (Chlosta ‘733) 4,476,733 Oct. 16,
1984
Chlosta et al. (Chlosta ‘436) 4,554,436 Nov. 19,
1985
Stone 4,713,974 Dec. 22, 1987
Foreign Patent
Fujitsuka (Japan) 58-80555 May 14, 1983
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