Appeal No. 2000-2076 Page 2
Application No. 08/481,131
polyamino acid synthetic polymers; and generating an ultrasonic image of said subject
(emphasis added).
PRIOR ART
In rejecting the appealed claims under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, the
examiner does not rely on any prior art references.
THE REJECTION
Claims 11, 12, 14, 15, and 19 through 36 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
first paragraph, as based on a specification which does not provide adequate written
descriptive support for the invention now claimed.
DELIBERATIONS
Our deliberations in this matter have included evaluation and review of the
following materials:
(1) the instant specification, including all of the claims on appeal;
(2) the Edwards et al. article, referenced in the specification, page 3, line 101;
(3) the Balinov Declaration, executed July 3, 1998, the Bernstein Declaration,
executed May 9, 1997, the Church Declaration, executed May 15, 1998, the
Myreng Declaration, executed August 24, 1999, and the Myreng Declaration,
executed July 14, 1998;
1 Edwards et al., “Scattering of Focused Ultrasound by Spherical Microparticles.” J. Acoust. Soc. Am.
Vol. 74, No. 3, pp 1006-1012 (September 1983).
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