Appeal No. 2000-0605
Application No. 08/803,779
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a container for use
in medical applications where a medical fluid is transferred
through tubing communicating with the container. Claim 13 is
illustrative of the invention and is reproduced in the
appendix to appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Hillier et al. (Hillier) 4,048,254 Sep. 13,
1977
Kobayashi et al. (Kobayashi) 4,670,510 Jun. 2,
1987
Mueller et al. (Mueller) 4,816,343 Mar. 28,
1989
The following rejections are before us for review.
(1) Claims 2, 7-10 and 13-17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Hillier in view of
Kobayashi.
(2) Claims 2, 7-10 and 13-17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Kobayashi in view of
Mueller.
Reference is made to the brief and reply brief (Paper
Nos. 13 and 15) and the answer (Paper No. 14) for the
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