Appeal No. 1997-3288
Application 08/529,303
sensing the use of the chemical in the process at a
plurality of use points;
sensing disposal of the chemical in the process at a
plurality of disposal points; and
removing the chemical from said inventory in
response to said sensing steps.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Sellers et al. (Sellers) 5,311,438 May 10,
1994
(filed January 31, 1992)
Shearman, CHEMPUTERS STAY ON TOP OF ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATIONS: Software helps users comply with a myriad of
laws, Chemical Engineering, Vol. 99, No. 5, May 1992,
page 175.
Claims 2 and 3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over the combination of Sellers and
Shearman.
We refer to the Final Rejection (Paper No. 15) and the
Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 20) (pages referred to as "EA__")
for a statement of the Examiner's position and to the Appeal
Brief (Paper No. 19) (pages referred to as "Br__") and the
Reply Brief (Paper No. 21) (pages referred to as "RBr__") for
a statement of Appellant's arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
Appellant argues (Br6-7):
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