Appeal No. 1998-2436
Application 08/550,667
longitudinal axis running from a first tip to a second
tip and a medially located lateral axis, said filament
having a thickness which tapers from said lateral axis
substantially symmetrically and smoothly about the
longitudinal axis towards each tip.
The following references are relied upon by the
examiner:
Geerts (EPA) 0 417 832 Mar. 20, 1991
Hisaaki et al. (Hisaaki)*
(Japanese) 62-243820 Oct. 24, 1987
*We use the English translation, translated by Schreiber Translation, Inc. (this
is the same translation used by both appellants and the examiner).
Claims 1-10 stand rejected (and the specification
stands objected to) under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
paragraph, as the specification, as originally filed,
fails to provide support for the invention as now
claimed.
Claims 1-10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
first paragraph, regarding enablement.
Claims 1-10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
first paragraph, regarding best mode.
Claims 1-5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Hisaaki.
Claims 6-10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Hisaaki in view of Geerts.
I. The Rejection of Claims 1-10 under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
first paragraph, as the specification, as originally
filed, fails to provide support for the invention as
now claimed
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