Appeal No. 2005-1271
Application No. 09/922,376
means, said valves under pressure allowing liquid to exit said
reservoir, said valves when not under pressure denying egress
from said reservoir; an outer layer enclosing said wall, said
outer layer being shaped to resemble a food item.
Appellant further states that "[c]laim 1 is actually deleted
and therefore simply needs to be cancelled" (page 10 of principal
brief, second sentence).
The examiner relies upon the following references in the
rejections of the appealed claims:
Deshaies 5,944,516 Aug. 31, 1999
Huettner et al. 6,092,489 Jul. 25, 2000
(Huettner)
Hass 5,961,406 Oct. 5, 1999
Appellant's claimed invention is directed to an apparatus or
device for alleviating the thirst of a pet, such as a dog. An
outer wall defines a reservoir for a liquid, such as water, and
the wall contains pressure actuated valves which allow the liquid
to exit the reservoir when pressure is exerted by, for example,
the bite of a dog. An outer layer encloses the wall and is
shaped to resemble a food item, such as a bone.
Appealed claims 1, 2, 7, 8 and 11 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Deshaies. Claims 3
and 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Deshaies, while claims 4 and 10 stand rejected
under § 103 as being unpatentable over Deshaies in view of Hass.
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