Appeal 2007-4070
Application 10/625,531
[6] Figure 4 of the specification depicts a section of the retainer having a
wire rest 17 and is shown below:
{Figure 4 is said to show top view of retainer section having a wire clasp
and wire rest}
[7] The section of the retainer illustrated in Figure 4 is said to show wire
rest 17 as having an L-shape with a first section extending between
premolar 30 and molar 40 and a second section resting on top of
premolar 30 (Am. Specification ¶ 15). However, "if the third wire 13
were [sic] positioned between the premolar 30 and molar 40, . . ., the
wire rest would rest upon the molar 40" (Am. Specification ¶ 15).
[8] Wire rest 17 is said to be attached to first metal wire 11 and to prevent
"elongation of the molar and sinking of the wire retainer" (Am.
Specification ¶ 15.
B. Harima
[9] Figure 1 of Harima depicts an orthodontic wire retainer comprising a
first metal wire (11) conforming to the posterior surface of a dental
arch, a second metal wire (12) conforming to the anterior surface of a
dental arch, and a pair of third metal wires (13), wherein the first (11)
and second (12) metal wires are fused to the third metal wires (13) to
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