Appeal No. 1999-1784 Application 08/710,853 § 1.142(b). Appellant’s invention pertains to a hygienic air handler apparatus and to a method of supplying hygienic air. A basic 1 understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claims 10 and 17, copies of which appear in the APPENDIX to the main brief (Paper No. 9). As evidence of obviousness, the examiner has applied the documents listed below: Berlant 3,827,862 Aug. 6, 1974 Pacosz 4,990,313 Feb. 5, 1991 The following rejection is before us for review. 1Appellant’s U.S. Patent No. 5,558,158, which matured from the parent application of the current application, claims a method of supplying hygienic air. The present application includes a disclaimer that the term of any patent shall not extend beyond the expiration date of U.S. Patent No. 5,558,158. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007