Appeal No. 2002-0263
Application No. 09/377533
the examiner. As a consequence of our review, we make the
determination which follows.
We do not sustain the rejection of appellants' claims
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).
Each of appellants' independent claims 6, 14, and 15 is
expressly drawn to a hand-held plant watering device used for
watering difficult to reach plants. The device of claims 6
and 14 includes, inter alia, a flexible water tube having a
means for spraying water and a length in the range of 12 to 24
inches, a water cylinder attached to the flexible water tube
and having a length in the range of 24 to 36 inches, a liquid
measurement index disposed along the water cylinder for
measuring a desired amount of water, and a slidable plunger
slidably received in the water cylinder having a length in a
range of 24 to 36 inches. The device of claim 15 includes at
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been expected to draw from the disclosure. See In re Preda,
401 F.2d 825, 826,
159 USPQ 342, 344 (CCPA 1968).
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