Appeal No. 2006-1824
Application No. 10/131,068
an interface device to open the second end when the second
end is positioned to provide pressurized air to the inlet port
and to close the second end when the second end is removed from
the inlet port.
13. A combination for controlling airflow out of an air
hose, comprising:
an inlet port for receiving pressurized air from an end of
an air hose; and,
an interface device to act between the end and the inlet
port by opening the end when the end is received by the inlet
port and to close the end when the end is separated from the
inlet port.
THE INVENTION
The appellants claim a system for controlling airflow
through an air hose. Claims 1 and 13 are illustrative:
THE REFERENCES
Shelton 5,230,611 Jul. 27, 1993
Kappel 5,749,109 May 12, 1998
THE REJECTION
Claims 1-3, 7-15, 19-24, 28-30, 34-42 and 46-51 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
Shelton.1
REMAND
The application is not in condition for decision on appeal.
Accordingly, we remand the application to the examiner.
1 Kappel is relied upon by the examiner as evidence that Shelton’s system is
convective (answer, pages 5-6).
2
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