Appeal No. 1999-0621
Application 08/378,376
The 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, rejection, rests
on the examiner’s determination that claims 23 through 27, 30
and 31 are indefinite because
[i]n lines 4-5 of claim 31, “approximately 0 degrees
[sic, 0E] and 90 degrees [sic, 90E]” is vague and
indefinite since Applicant [sic] has not stated in
the original specification nor in any arguments
filed thereafter, what specifically is meant by
“approximately”. In claims 23 and 24, “strap-
shaped” is indefinite since it is not clear what the
shape of a strap is [main answer, page 7].
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