Appeal No. 2006-2751
Application No. 10/205,090
1. An arrangement for micromanipulation of biological specimens comprising:
a microscope having at least one motor-adjustable microscope functional element,
at least one motor-adjustable micromanipulator having an injector,
at least one common operating console, for independently and concurrently operating
both said at least one motor-adjustable microscope functional element and said at least
one motor-adjustable micromanipulator,
connecting means which connect said operating console to said microscope and said at
least one micromanipulator.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Jörgens et al. (Jörgens) 4, 695,137 Sept. 22, 1987
Kettler et al. (Kettler) 4,907,158 Mar. 6, 1990
Weetall et al. (Weetall) 5,620,857 Apr. 15, 1997
Miura et al. (Miura) 5,677,709 Oct. 14, 1997
Kojima 5,703,714 Dec. 30, 1997
Schütze et al. (Schütze) 5,998,129 Dec. 7, 1999
Claims 1 through 4, 7, 9, 14 and 16 through 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Miura in view of Jörgens.
Claims 5, 6 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Miura in view of Jörgens and Kettler.
Claims 8 and 10 through 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Miura in view of Jörgens and Kojima.
Claims 23 and 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Miura in view of Jörgens and Schütze.
Claims 24 and 26 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
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