Appeal 2006-1127
Application 10/712,970
an orifice disposed in the spraying device for metering a
predetermined amount of the first liquid from the cartridge into the valve
structure when the valve structure is in the first position to achieve a
predetermined ratio of the first liquid to the second liquid in the outlet
stream.
The Examiner relies upon the following references as evidence of
anticipation and obviousness:
Packard US 2,991,939 July 11, 1961
Spencer US 3,797,741 March 19, 1974
Norman US 4,878,619 November 7, 1989
Shanklin US 6,578,776 B1 June 17, 2003
Claims 1 through 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14 through 17, 19 through 21, 23
through 25, 27 through 29, and 31 through 33 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Norman.
Claims 10, 13, 18, and 26 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Norman.
Claims 6, 22, and 30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Norman in view of Packard.
OPINION
For the reasons set forth below, we sustain the rejections of claims 1
through 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, and 17 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) over
Norman, of claims 10, 13, and 18 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Norman
and of claim 6 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Norman in view of Packard.
We will not sustain the rejection of claims 16, 19 through 21, 23
through 25, 27 through 29, and 31 through 33 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) over
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