Appeal No. 1999-2544 Page 7
Application No. 08/796,513
heater, and they are provided with corresponding current
connections" (specification, page 5, lines 5-11).
In our view, one of ordinary skill in this art would
understand the terminology "for electrical heating" when read
in light of the specification. Accordingly, we find that "for
electrical heating" is clear in the context of these claims
and we will not sustain the examiner's rejection of appealed
claims 1 through 11 under the second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. §
112.
The 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) rejection of claims 1 and 12
---Claim 1---
Claim 1 is directed to a respiration humidifier
comprising a plurality of hollow fibers made of a material
permeable to water vapor but impermeable to liquid water, a
water feed connected to an outer jacket, breathing lines in
connection with the interior of the fibers and "electrical
heating means for electrical heating said fibers on their
outer circumferential surface."
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