Appeal No. 1999-1719 Page 7
Application No. 08/787,700
that, while window units are described, "door units... and the
like are contemplated within the scope of the invention"
(column 2, lines 59-61). Thus, the issue before us is whether
one of ordinary skill in the art would have understood
Harbom's door sash and internal passageway therein to be a
door frame assembly including a door frame and a J-channel
member integral with said door frame and containing integral
drains as recited in claim 7 on appeal.
We believe one of ordinary skill in the art would
understand the claim 7 language "a J-channel member integral
with said door frame, said J-channel member containing
integral drains" to mean a structure like that seen as
elements (45, 47, 48) in Figures 13-16 of the present
application for mounting the door frame to the house and
having integral drains. It is our belief that one of ordinary
skill in the art would not view the examiner denoted J-channel
portion of Harbom's sash to be a J-channel member because, at
least, it does not mount the door frame to the house structure
and it does not provide securement for the siding. It is our
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