Appeal No. 2006-1149
Application No. 10/296,406
• a second end pluggable into the counterplug;
• a first seal situated between the first end of the adapter and the plug-in connector of
the fuel injector; and
• a second seal situated within the adapter between the second end of the adapter and
the counterplug.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Muzslay 4,959,027 Sep. 25, 1990
Zinn 5,021,923 June 4, 1991
The following rejections are on appeal before us:
1. Claim 20 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. §112, first paragraph, as containing
subject matter not described in the specification in such a way as to enable one of ordinary
skill in the art to make and use the invention.
2. Claims 10-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
the teachings of Muzslay in view of Zinn.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellant or the examiner, we make reference to
the briefs and the answer for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal, the rejections advanced by
the examiner and the evidence of obviousness relied upon by the examiner as support for the
prior art rejection. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into consideration, in reaching our
decision, the appellant’s arguments set forth in the briefs along with the examiner’s rationale
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