Appeal No. 2003-0384
Application 09/557,718
the front, rather than the back, of the housing so as to be
oriented upstream relative to a stream of water. Here again, the
only suggestion for selectively combining Chapin and Rink so as
to arrive at the subject matter recited in claim 10, and
dependent claim 11, stems from hindsight knowledge impermissibly
derived from the appellant’s disclosure.
SUMMARY
The decision of the examiner to reject claims 7 through 11
is affirmed with respect to claims 7 and 9, and reversed with
respect to claims 8, 10 and 11.
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