Appeal No. 1997-1669
Application No. 08/185,649
U.S.C. § 103. The following is a list of some relevant
teachings of Chlosta ‘733, Fujitsuka and Natelson that the
examiner should consider.
(1) Chlosta ‘733 discloses a transport device for
conveying sample vials (36) to a sampling site for withdrawing
material from a headspace of the vials for analysis by gas
chromatography, comprising a heated sample vessel store or
platen (46) having a plurality of chambers (48) each having an
open end (the bottom end), a needle (34) for extracting
material from the headspace of the vials, a displaceable rod
(52) and a displaceable rod drive (146) for inserting and
removing selected vials (36) through the open ends into and
from the platen chambers (48) and an insertion
device that moves the whole platen upwards to insert the
needle (34) into a vial for extracting the material from the
headspace (Fig. 1).
(2) Natelson teaches a sample preparation apparatus
(Figure 1) including an electrically heated and regulated
block (12) that prepares a sample vial (17) for a gas
chromatograph by heating and agitating said vial (17).
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