Appeal No. 1998-2029 Page 3
Application No. 08/258,643
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a drape that
includes a sealable pouch to collect runoff from a surgical
site (specification, p. 1). A copy of claims 1-9 and 11 under
appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief
(Paper No. 13, filed August 31, 1995). A copy of claim 10
under appeal is set forth in the appellant's reply (Paper No.
18, filed November 6, 1996).
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Staller 3,416,585 Dec. 17,
1968
Morris et al. (Morris) 4,489,720 Dec. 25,
1984
Idris 4,869,271 Sep. 26,
1989
Claims 1, 2, 4-8, 10 and 11 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Idris in view of Morris.
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