Appeal No. 2001-1074 Page 2
Application No. 08/989,056
The appellant's invention relates to oxygen masks that
can serve the purpose of a regular oxygen mask, an aerosol
oxygen mask, and a non-rebreather oxygen mask (specification,
p. 1). 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:
Engelder 2,625,155 Jan. 13,
1953
Schnoor 4,832,017 May 23,
1989
Niemeyer 4,951,664 Aug. 28,
1990
Nutter 5,025,805 June 25,
1991
Galleher, Jr. 618,808 Apr. 25,
1961
(Galleher) (Canada)
Claims 1 to 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to
particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter
which the appellant regards as the invention.
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