Appeal No. 1998-0801
Application No. 08/557,979
12 have been canceled.
As noted on page 1 of the specification, appellants'
invention relates to the field of bioremediation of dissolved
hydrocarbons in ground water by increasing the amount of
dissolved oxygen in the ground water resulting in enhanced
biodegradation of the hydrocarbons by aerobic microbes. More
specifically, the claims on appeal are directed to a
particular apparatus for treating contaminated ground water to
achieve the results noted in the above described field of the
invention. Independent claim 11 is representative of the
subject matter on appeal and a copy of that claim may be found
in the Appendix to appellants' substitute brief (Paper No.
14).
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner are:
Bernhardt et al. (Bernhardt) 4,950,394 Aug.
21, 1990
Breslin 5,474,685 Dec. 12,
1995 (filed Feb.
14, 1994)
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