United States Federal Circuit

Rejection of an application, directed to an underwater circuit that generates an acoustic wave signal designed to eradicate zebra mussel infestation, is affirmed where the invention is obvious in light of prior art.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/17/2003
• Published 03/17/2003

Judges

• MAYER, Chief Judge., Before MAYER, Chief Judge, NEWMAN and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Darrel A. Mazzari, of Grafton, WI, pro se., Michael T. Sheedy, of Grafton, WI, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• John M. Whealan, Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Arlington, Virginia, for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief were Sydney O. Johnson, Jr. and Raymond T. Chen, Associate Solicitors.