Appeal No. 2003-0399
Application No. 08/774,150
the invention provides an articulated medical bed (10) including
an articulated, variable length support frame (16) which is
adjustable by a single actuator (156) activated by a control
stick (304) mounted to a side rail (200) of the bed. Independent
claim 9 is representative of the subject matter on appeal and a
copy of that claim can be found in Appendix I of appellant's
brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Stanley et al. 3,414,913 Dec. 10, 1968
(Stanley)
Johnston 4,376,317 Mar. 15, 1983
Claims 9 through 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Stanley in view of Johnston.
Rather than reiterate the examiner's full commentary
regarding the above-noted rejection and the conflicting
viewpoints advanced by the examiner and appellant regarding the
rejection, we make reference to the final rejection (Paper No. 6,
mailed May 5, 1998) and the examiner's answer (Paper No. 18,
mailed September 4, 2002) for the reasoning in support of the
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