Appeal No. 1999-0245
Application No. 08/720,268
The full text of the examiner’s rejections and response to
the argument presented by appellant appears in the main and
supplemental answers (Paper Nos. 18 and 20), while the complete
statement of appellant’s argument can be found in the main and
reply briefs (Paper Nos. 17 and 19).
OPINION
In reaching our conclusion on the indefiniteness,
description, and enablement issues raised in this appeal, this
panel of the board has carefully considered appellant’s
specification,3 drawings, and claims, and the respective
viewpoints of appellant and the examiner. As a consequence of
our review, we make the determinations which follow.
This panel of the Board fully comprehends the examiner’s
well stated point of view relative to each of the respective
rejections on appeal, as set forth in the main and supplemental
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the answer (Paper No. 18; page 7), and responded to by appellant
in the reply brief (Paper No. 19; pages 3 through 9).
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3 A patent to Trudeau (U.S. Patent No. 5,400,376) is
expressly incorporated by reference (specification, page 6) into
appellant’s disclosure, which patent we make reference, infra.
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