Appeal No. 98-0584
Application 08/238,948
Claims 1-25, 27, 28 and 31-39 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, 5-7, 14, 18 and 19 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by Hewitt.
Claims 1-39 as being unpatentable over the Delta
instruction manual in view of Hewitt and Lieber.
The rejections are explained on pages 2-9 of the Office
action mailed on August 28, 1996 (Paper No. 11). The
arguments of the appellant and examiner in support of their
respective positions may be found on pages 8-23 of the brief,
pages 3-12 of the reply brief and pages 4-26 of the answer.
OPINION
Considering first the rejection of claims 1-25, 27, 28
and 31-39 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, the
examiner on pages 2-5 of Paper No. 11 and pages 3-6 of the
answer sets forth a very lengthy list of recitations appearing
in the claims which purportedly renders them indefinite.
Having carefully reviewed each recitation identified in the
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