Appeal 2007-0099
Application 10/260,443
13. A pathology grossing tool comprising:
a tine supporting head;
a plurality of tines projecting from said tine supporting head, each said
tine terminating in a sharp tissue penetrating tip;
a main body having a longitudinal axis and distal and proximal ends,
said main body including a handle portion terminating at said proximal end
thereof, said main body being coupled to said tine supporting head at said
distal end thereof; and wherein there are first and second arrays of tines
projecting distally from said tine supporting head, said arrays of tines each
being defined in a plane, said tine arrays being disposed in parallel so as to
define a gap therebetween, each tine of said first tine array being disposed in
adjacent parallel, facing relation to a corresponding tine of said second tine
array, wherein said gap defined between said tine arrays is about 1 to 2
millimeters.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the Examiner in
rejecting the appealed claims are:
Koppel US 5,318,051 Jun. 07, 1994
Ford US 5,884,633 Mar. 23, 1999
Claims 13, 15, and 21 through 23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Ford in view of Koppel.
Reference is made to the Examiner's Answer (mailed November 29,
2005) for the Examiner's complete reasoning in support of the rejection, and
to Appellant's Brief (filed August 24, 2006) for Appellant's arguments
thereagainst.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the claims, the applied prior art
references, and the respective positions articulated by Appellant and the
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