Appeal No. 2000-1000
Application No. 08/392,062
Independent claim 20 addresses a self-clamping liquid
barrier dam assembly for mounting into a liquid conduit groove
of a mold insert, with the combination comprising a body
member located within the groove and having a bore extending
therethrough, and a locking member located in the bore for
having an end thereof driven into frictional engagement with
an undercut surface of the liquid conduit groove.
Independent claim 26 recites a clamping element for a
self-clamping liquid barrier dam assembly that mounts into a
liquid conduit groove of a mold insert, the assembly including
a body member that can be located entirely within the groove,
with the clamping element comprising, a bore, and a locking
member located in the bore, the locking member having an end
thereof to be driven into frictional engagement with an
undercut surface of the liquid conduit groove.
Like the examiner, we conclude that appellant’s
originally filed underlying disclosure, read as a whole, fails
to reasonably convey to one skilled in the art that appellant
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