modine, pall corp

REVERSED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
07/11/2011 2111 Ex Parte Barzaghi et al 10/006,583 POTHIER 102(e)/103(a) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER KNOLL, CLIFFORD H

07/08/2011 2128 Ex Parte Walacavage et al 09/966,121 DANG 102(e) Daniel H. Bliss Bliss McGlynn P.C. EXAMINER GEBRESILASSIE, KIBROM K

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
07/11/2011 2437 Ex Parte Evans et al 10/178,804 NAPPI 103(a) MICROSOFT CORPORATION EXAMINER ABYANEH, ALI S

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
07/11/2011 3687 Ex Parte ZHANG 12/100,139 KIM 102(b) Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd EXAMINER PARIKH, HARSHAD R
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
07/07/2011 1611 Ex Parte Uchida et al 11/731,595 GRIMES 103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER CHANNAVAJJALA, LAKSHMI SARADA

However, “[s]uch broadening usages as ‘about’ must be given reasonable scope; they must be viewed by the decisionmaker as they would be understood by persons experienced in the field of the invention.” Modine Manufacturing Co. v. U.S. Int’l Trade Comm., 75 F.3d 1545, 1554 (Fed. Cir. 1996).

“The use of the word ‘about,’ avoids a strict numerical boundary to the specified parameter. Its range must be interpreted in its technologic and stylistic context…. It is appropriate to consider the effects of varying that parameter, for the inventor’s intended meaning is relevant.” Pall Corp. v. Micron Separations, Inc., 66 F.3d 1211, 1217 (Fed. Cir. 1995).

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
07/11/2011 1796 Ex Parte Chatterji et al 11/698,615 KRATZ 103(a) ROBERT A. KENT EXAMINER TOSCANO, ALICIA

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
07/08/2011 3682 Ex Parte Nakamura 11/455,371 KIM 102(b)/103(a) Perman & Green, LLP EXAMINER ALVAREZ, RAQUEL
REHEARING

GRANTED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
07/08/2011 2186 Ex Parte Becker 10/975,760 LUCAS 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP EXAMINER TSAI, SHENG JEN

GRANTED

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
07/11/2011 3688 Ex Parte Robb et al 10/127,726 FETTING 103(a) VERIZON EXAMINER VIG, NARESH