Appeal No. 1997-3288
Application 08/529,303
should be subtracted from the amount in inventory in a method
of tracking chemical usage. In fact, since the amount of
material removed from the tank will be either used or disposed
of, the amount sensed at the disposal points would not be
subtracted; this is a second difference. The Examiner does
not address these differences and, thus, has failed to
establish a prima facie case of obviousness. The rejection of
claims 2 and 3 is reversed.
REVERSED
STANLEY M. URYNOWICZ, JR. )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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KENNETH W. HAIRSTON ) APPEALS
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LEE E. BARRETT )
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