Appeal No. 1998-0631 Application 07/957,990 Appellant filed an Amendment (Paper No. 10) on May 17, 1994, traversing the Examiner's action (Paper No. 10, pp. 17-23). The Examiner entered an Office Action (Paper No. 11) on August 1, 1994, maintaining that claims 2-10, 14-23, 26-47, 98-116, and 119-140 are not readable on the elected species of figure 4 because the claims "involve elements or teachings not shown in Fig. 4" (Paper No. 11, p. 2) and noting that the claims are withdrawn from consideration. Appellant filed a second Amendment (Paper No. 12) on November 14, 1994, maintaining the traversal of the Examiner's action (Paper No. 12, pp. 16-17). The Examiner entered a Final Rejection (Paper No. 15) on June 5, 1995, maintaining that claims 2-10, 14-23, 26-47, 98-116, and 119-140 are not readable on the elected species of figure 4 because the claims "involve elements or teachings not shown in Fig. 4" (Paper No. 15, p. 2) and noting that the claims are withdrawn from consideration. Appellant filed a Petition under 37 CFR § 1.144 (Paper No. 16) on December 5, 1994, before entry of Paper No. 15, which was lost and resubmitted by facsimile on - 10 -Page: Previous 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007