Appeal No. 2004-0554
Application No. 09/612,394
an actuator momentarily moving the valve to the open
position independently of an upstream portion pressurized fluid
pressure, admitting a burst of pressurized fluid into the
downstream portion of the fluid line; and
an impact device accelerated by the burst of pressurized
fluid to impact against the test specimen.
References
The Examiner has not relied on any references.
Rejection at Issue
Claims 1-40 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
paragraph, for containing subject matter which was not described
in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one
skilled in the art that the inventors, at the time the
application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention.1
Throughout our opinion, we will make references to the brief
and the answer for the respective details thereof.2
OPINION
With full consideration being given the subject matter on
appeal, the Examiner's rejection and the arguments of Appellants
1
1 The Examiner has withdrawn the art rejections in order to
expedite the appeal. See page 2 of the Examiner's answer.
2
2 Appellants filed an appeal brief on July 17, 2003.
Appellants filed a reply brief on September 24, 2003. The
Examiner mailed out an Office communication on October 6, 2003,
stating that the reply has been entered.
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