Appeal No. 2002-1645 Page 2
Application No. 09/281,553
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a walking aid adapted to support a patient
during physical therapy (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under appeal is set
forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Engelhart 4,312,505 Jan. 26, 1982
Sorrell et al. (Sorrell) 5,271,422 Dec. 21, 1993
Fochs 5,443,304 Aug. 22, 1995
Haruyama 5,803,103 Sept. 8, 1998
(filed June 23, 1997)
Claims 1 to 10, 12 to 15, 18 and 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by Engelhart.
Claims 12 to 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
Sorrell.
Claims 1, 2, 5 and 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being
anticipated by Haruyama.
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