Appeal 2007-1163
Application 10/172,470
Claim 24 depends from claim 23 and requires that the assembly
additionally comprises a fluid level sensor and a controller for controlling
the inlets.
Claim 26 is directed to an apparatus comprising a flow cell assembly
of claim 23, a fluid dispensing station, a station for monomer addition to the
surface of a support, and a mechanism for moving a support between the
monomer addition station and a flow cell, and from one flow cell to another.
We interpret claim 26 to include both a mechanism that moves a support
from a flow cell to another flow cell within the same flow cell chamber and
a mechanism that moves a support between flow cells in different flow cell
chambers.
Claim 28 depends from claim 26 and requires that the support moving
mechanism is a robotic arm.
2. REFERENCES
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Hansen US 5,508,197 Apr. 16, 1996
Brennan US 5,814,700 Sep. 29, 1998
Kedar US 6,165,778 Dec. 26, 2000
3. ANTICIPATION
Claims 23 and 25-27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
anticipated by Brennan. The Examiner relies on Brennan for disclosing
a flow cell assembly (Fig. 1) for conducting at least one
reaction in the synthesis of an array of biopolymer, the flow cell
[assembly] comprising a flow cell chamber (#32), a manifold in
communication with the chamber (head assembly #20/21)
having a separate wash reagent inlet in fluid communication
with a dispensing station (bank of nozzles, having nozzles for
dispensing), a separate inlet for a reagent for conducting a
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