Appeal No. 2002-0230
Application No. 09/136,070
a reagent container holder for holding said plurality of reagent
containers;
a measuring part for measuring physical properties of said sample; and
a liquid feed mechanism having a fluid introduction part connected to
said connection hole provided in the bottom surface of each of said
plurality of reagent containers.
CITED REFERENCES
As evidence of unpatentability, the Examiner relies on the following
references:
Rokugawa 4,844,868 Jul. 04, 1989
Ushikubo 5,424,036 Jun. 13, 1995
Zengerle et al. (Zengerle) 5,529,465 Jun. 25, 1996
The Examiner rejected claims 1, 7, 15 to 18 and 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
obvious over the combination of Rokugawa and Zengerle. The Examiner also
rejected claim 19 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over the combination of
Rokugawa and Zengerle as applied to claim 15 further combined with Ushikubo.
(Answer, pp. 4-5).
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