Appeal No. 2003-0653 Page 2
Application No. 09/861,268
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a blade for singulating a D-shaped blunt for
a needle (claims 11 to 14 and 22 to 24) and an apparatus for fabricating a needle
assembly having a needle and a blunt which fits within a cannula of said needle (claims
15 to 18 and 25 to 27). A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix
to the appellant's brief.
Claims 11 to 14 and 22 to 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) as being
anticipated by the appellant's admission of prior art (specification, pages 3-4; Figures
1, 2A and 2B) relating to an apparatus for singulating blunts (Admitted Prior Art).
Claims 15 to 18 and 25 to 27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over the Admitted Prior Art in view of U.S. Patent No. 4,375,8541 to
Hedel.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellant regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the answer
(Paper No. 16, mailed September 26, 2002) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
1 Issued March 8, 1983.
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