Appeal 2007-1181
Application 10/513,879
the sealed package holding premixed reagents on the absorbent material.”
The issue for us to decide is: Has the Examiner established that the prior art
discloses or suggests the claim limitation of premixed reagents within a
sealed package as claimed?
For the reasons discussed below, we answer this question in the
affirmative.
RELEVANT FINDINGS OF FACT
1) Guadagno discloses “[a] test kit for preparing a chemical test
pad used in testing for the presence of occult blood in a
specimen.” (Abstract).
2) Guadagno discloses that all of the reagents necessary to
perform the test are contained within an outer package and all
preparation takes place within the protection of the outer
package. (Col. 3, ll. 13-16).
3) Guadagno teaches that the outer package is provided to
protect the reagent materials from moisture during storage.
(Col. 3, ll. 18-19). In one embodiment, the outer package
includes a top foil sheet and a bottom foil sheet secured
together about their periphery by means of a heat seal adhesive,
as previously described. The package is divided into first and
second compartments by an internal seal having a weakened
portion formed in the middle thereof. A first reagent is retained
in the center of a test pad disposed in the first compartment. A
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