Appeal No. 1997-2857 Application 08/171,175 respective details thereof. OPINION We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal, the rejections advanced by the Examiner, the arguments in support of the rejections and the evidence of anticipation and obviousness relied upon by the Examiner as support for the rejections. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into consideration, in reaching our decision, Appellants’ arguments set forth in the Briefs along with the Examiner’s rationale in support of the rejections and arguments in rebuttal set forth in the Examiner’s Answers. It is our view, after consideration of the record before us, that the disclosure in this application describes the claimed invention in a manner which complies with the requirements of the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112. We are also of the view that the claims particularly point out the invention in a manner which complies with 35 U.S.C. § 112, Reply Brief was filed June 3, 1996, which was entered as a result of a favorable decision on petition filed under 37 CFR § 1.181. A Supplemental Examiner’s Answer was submitted on January 17, 1997. 5Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007