Appeal No. 1998-1603 Page 3
Application No. 08/428,940
The appellant's invention relates to a method of
measuring changes in intracranial pressure (ICP) of a subject
which includes the step of measuring the phase difference
between a detected resonant vibration and the applied
ultrasonic excitation. An understanding of the invention can
be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which appears
in the appendix to the appellant's brief.
The Prior Art
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Kageyama et al. (Kageyama) 4,971,061 Nov. 20,
1990
Mick 5,074,310 Dec.
24, 1991
Kaufman et al. (Kaufman) 5,309,898 May
10, 1994
(filed Oct. 13,
1993)
“Noninvasive Pressure Measurement,” by D. Devine, III et al.,
IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin (Vol. 20, No. 8,
January/1978)
(Devine).
The Rejections
Claims 1, 2 and 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Mick in view of Kageyama and Devine.
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