Appeal No. 2003-0280 Page 2
Application No. 09/382,120
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a disposable medical electrode which
provides extended use in a high humidity environment (specification, p. 1). A copy of
the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Heath 4,895,169 Jan. 23, 1990
Anderson et al. 5,215,087 June 1, 1993
(Anderson)
Montecalvo et al. 5,330,527 July 19, 1994
(Montecalvo)
Meathrel et al. 5,833,622 Nov. 10, 1998
(Meathrel)
Claims 1 to 3, 8 and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Montecalvo in view of Anderson and Meathrel.
Claims 4 to 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Montecalvo in view of Anderson, Meathrel and Heath.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellant regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the final
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