Appeal No. 1997-4046 Page 2
Application No. 08/040,117
(claims 19-27), a bladder pump (claims 28 and 29), and a method
of pumping (claims 30-32).
The subject matter before us on appeal is illustrated by
reference to claim 11, which reads as follows:
11. An apparatus for sampling liquids, comprising:
means for causing liquid to flow through a needle into a
container until the container overflows:
means for removing the needle; and
means for closing the container automatically as the
needle is withdrawn.
THE REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Risser 3,093,165 Jun. 11,
1963
Mayeux 3,105,527 Oct. 1,
1963
Manas et al. 3,589,410 Jun. 29,
1971
Harris et al. (Harris ‘471) 3,603,471 Sep. 7,
1971
Harris et al. (Harris ‘981) 3,757,981 Sep. 11,
1973
Marsoner et al. (Marsoner) 4,705,667 Nov. 10,
1987
Niehaus et al. (Niehaus) 5,147,185 Sep.
15, 1992
Pang et al. (Pang) 5,169,602 Dec. 8,
1992
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