Appeal No. 2004-0381
Application No. 09/924,267
one electrode comprising a thin working layer, said
thin working layer having a thickness of 2 to 10
microns, said thin working layer comprising a printed
ink, said ink comprising an enzyme and a redox
mediator, said electrode, in the presence of a sample
of blood, having a response slope that remains
substantially constant as the thickness of said thin
working layer decreases.
The examiner relies upon the following references as
evidence of unpatentability:
Omoto et al. (Omoto) 5,183,742 Feb. 02, 1993
Maley et al. (Maley) 5,494,562 Feb. 27, 1996
Carter et al. (Carter) 5,628,890 May 13, 1997
McAleer et al. (McAleer) 5,708,247 Jan. 28, 1998
Karube et al. (Karube) 5,804,047 Sep. 08, 1998
Arai et al. (Arai), “Production process of glucose sensor by
printing method,” Chem. Sens. (1996), 12 (Suppl. A), 137-140.
Kawaguri et al. (Kawaguri)* JP 03202764 Sep. 04, 1991
(Japanese Patent Publication)
*An English translation is provided herewith, translated by
FLS, Inc.
Kawaguri et al. (Kawaguri) JP 03202764 Sep. 04, 1991
(Abstract, Japanese Patent Publication)
Claims 10, 11, 13-16, 18-22, and 25 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph. On page 5 of the answer, the
examiner lists 3 different sets of § 112, second paragraph,
rejections in connection with claim 10. The examiner refers to
Paper No. 21 for the details of these rejections. See
particularly pages 4-5 of Paper No. 21. We treat all of these
rejections as a single rejection of claims 10, 11, 13-16, 18-22,
and 25 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph.
Claims 10, 11, 14-16, 18, 24 and 25 stand rejected under
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