Appeal No. 2001-0103
Application 08/763,465
1. In a microfabricated chemical reactor, the improvement comprising:
a sleeve reaction chamber constructed of silicon-based or non-silicon based
materials;
said sleeve reaction chamber including a slot therein for insertion of reaction
fluid.
26. The improvement of Claim 1, wherein said sleeve reaction chamber is
constructed and is adapted to be inserted into an instrument constructed to contain an
array of such reaction chambers.
27. The improvement of Claim 26, wherein said array of such reaction chambers
is operatively connected via an array of microinjectors to a microelectrophoresis array.
THE REFERENCES
In rejecting the appealed claims under 35 U.S.C. §102, the Examiner relies on
the following reference:
Pace (Pace) 4,908,112 Mar. 13, 1990
In rejecting the appealed claims under 35 U.S.C. §103, the Examiner relies upon
the following references:
Heller et al. (Heller) 5,632,957 May 27, 1997
Northrup et al. (Northrup I) 5,639,423 Jun. 17, 1997
In rejecting the appealed claims for obviousness-type double patenting, the
Examiner relies upon the following reference:
Northrup et al., (Northrup II) 5,589,136 Dec. 31, 1996
(filed Jun. 20, 1995)
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 27-29 and 32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §112, second paragraph, as
being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter
which the Appellant regards as the invention.
Claims 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 17, 22, 30, and 33-37 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§102(b) as being anticipated by Pace.
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