Appeal No. 2005-2176 Page 10
Application No. 10/266,229
completely belie, this position. To reiterate, Reighard discloses the pump and manifold
block as separate and distinct elements. The mere presence in the upstream end of
Reighard’s manifold block 17 of a shallow bore 75 which receives the extreme
downstream end of pump sleeve 45 (see column 5, lines 3 through 11) does not make
the manifold block 17 a “pump housing” as set forth in claim 1 under any realistic
interpretation of this term. Thus, Reighard, at least to the extent applied by the
examiner, does not support a finding of anticipation with respect to the subject matter
recited in claim 1 or in claims 2 through 4 which depend therefrom.
JOHN P. MCQUADE ) BOARD OF PATENT
Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS
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