Appeal No. 2005-2488
Application No. 10/150,497
APPEALED SUBJECT MATTER
Claim 1 is representative of the subject matter on appeal
and reads as follows:
1. A probe for an infrared clinical thermometer which
detects infrared rays radiated from an ear drum to measure a body
temperature comprising:
a cylindrical trunk section comprising a rigid member for
insertion into an external ear canal; and
a thin film section which has infrared permeability for
sealing the distal end of the cylindrical trunk section,
wherein the cylindrical trunk section and the thin film
section are integrally molded by the same resin material such
that the outer peripheral surfaces of the cylindrical trunk
section and the thin film section are smoothly connected to each
other.
PRIOR ART REFERENCES
The prior art references relied upon by the examiner in
support of the Section 103 rejections before us are:
Meyst et al. (Meyst) 4,911,559 Mar. 27, 1990
O’Hara et al.(O’Hara) 5,179,936 Jan. 19, 1993
Beerwerth et al.(Beerwerth) 6,195,581 Feb. 27, 2001
REJECTION
The appealed claims stand rejected as follows:
1. Claims 1, 2, 5 and 6 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
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