Ex Parte Zeh et al - Page 7



                    Appeal No. 2004-0554                                                                                                                                  
                    Application No. 09/612,394                                                                                                                            

                    Appellants' claims are broad enough in scope to cover several of                                                                                      
                    these above embodiments.  For the embodiments in which the                                                                                            
                    solenoids would be an air piston or an electric solenoid, we find                                                                                     
                    that these components would provide an actuator for momentarily                                                                                       
                    moving the valve to the open position independently of an                                                                                             
                    upstream portion pressurized fluid pressure.  Therefore, for                                                                                          
                    these embodiments we find that the specification does reasonably                                                                                      
                    convey to one skilled in the art, that the inventors at the time                                                                                      
                    the application was filed, had possession of the claimed                                                                                              
                    invention.                                                                                                                                            















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