Appeal No. 1998-2817
Application No. 08/455,366
Ales et al. (Ales) 4,639,949 Feb. 03,
1987
Weil et al. (Weil) 5,242,436 Sep.
07, 1993
The following rejections are before us for review:
claims 1, 3 through 7, 9 through 13, 15 through 19, 21
through 26 and 28 through 36 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, first paragraph, as being based on a specification
which fails to provide an enabling disclosure;
claims 1, 3 through 7, 9 through 13, 15 through 19, 21
through 26 and 28 through 36 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to
particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter
which the appellants regard as the invention;
claims 1, 3 through 7, 9 through 13, 15 through 19, 21
through 26 and 28 through 36 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over Weil; and
claims 1, 3 through 7, 9 through 13, 15 through 19, 21
through 26 and 28 through 36 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over Ales in view of Weil.
The full text of the examiner's rejections and response
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