Ex Parte Sperry et al - Page 6

                  Appeal No. 2005-1159                                                                                        Page 6                      
                  Application No. 09/760,189                                                                                                              


                  non-interference fit area 318) and said discharge port, as called for in claim 20.  Thus,                                               
                  the examiner’s rejection of claim 20 as being unpatentable over Sperry ‘847 in view of                                                  
                  Sperry ‘848, which relies on Sperry ‘848 for the conduit recited in claim 20, cannot be                                                 
                  sustained.                                                                                                                              
                                                                  CONCLUSION                                                                              
                           To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1, 2, 4-11 and 13-20                                               
                  is reversed.                                                                                                                            
                                                                    REVERSED                                                                              





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