Appeal No. 2002-0607
Application No. 09/258,138
portion defined between said large-diameter and said small
diameter cylinder portions,” such that the seal 45 of Sumida “is
held between a cylinder head and said shoulder portion when said
valve assembly is inserted into the insertion port of said
cylinder” as called for in claim 1, and whether (2), consistent
with any reading the claimed shoulder portion on Sumida’s end
face 41, the remaining limitations of claim 1 (e.g., the
“securing means” limitation set forth in the last paragraph) can
be read on Sumida’s fuel injector valve construction.
In the event the examiner determines that claim 1 does not
distinguish over Sumida, the examiner should take whatever action
is deemed appropriate with respect to claim 1, as well as claims
2-6 that depend therefrom.
Summary
The decision of the examiner finally rejecting the appealed
claims is reversed.
This case is remanded to the examiner for consideration of
the matter noted above.
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