Appeal No. 2001-0342 Page 2
Application No. 08/677,707
The appellant's invention relates to a drain plunger for
creating a suction force within a drain. A copy of the claims
under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellant's
brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Schacht 1,152,981 Sep. 7,
1915
Reeves 1,154,055 Sep. 21,
1915
Tomlinson 2,846,698 Aug.
12, 1958
Tash 4,745,641 May
24, 1988
Claims 11 and 14 to 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
112, first paragraph, as containing subject matter which was
not described in the specification in such a way as to enable
one skilled in art to which it pertains, or with which it is
most nearly connected, to make and/or use the invention.
Claims 1 to 3, 6, 10 and 12 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C.
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