Appeal No. 1999-0554
Application No. 08/657,903
The apparatus comprises a reference electrode which is
disposed in an insulated bath containing a salt solution, and
an indicator electrode that has one end immersed in the
gelatin aqueous solution containing the silver halide
crystals. One end of the reference electrode is connected to
a salt bridge whereas the second end of the salt bridge
contacts the gelatin aqueous solution.
Appealed claims 6 and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Oliver in view of Ingruber.
Claim 7 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Oliver in view of Ingruber, Light, Lingane
or Grubb. Claims 6 and 9 also stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Oliver in view of Ingruber
and Marks or Sands, while claim 7 stands rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Oliver in view of
Ingruber and Marks or Sands and Lingane or Grubb.
We have thoroughly reviewed the respective positions
advanced by the examiner and appellants. In so doing, we find
that the examiner has not established a prima facie case of
obviousness for the claimed subject matter. Accordingly, we
will not sustain the examiner's rejections.
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