Appeal No. 96-3512
Application 08/235,623
The appellants invention pertains to a method of and apparatus
for decomposition of a chemical compound. Independent claims 1
and 10 are further illustrative of the appealed subject matter
and copies thereof may be found in the appendix to the
appellants’ brief.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Kaartinen 3,979,503 Sep. 07, 1976
Yamazaki et al. (Yamazaki) 5,230,931 Jul. 27, 1993
Lau et al. (Lau) 5,290,392 Mar. 01, 1994
Deaton et al. (Deaton) 5,322,567 Jun. 21, 1994
(Filed Oct. 24, 1991)
Claims 1-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
paragraph.
Claims 1-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph.
Claims 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Kaartinen.
Claims 1-6, 9-15 and 18-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Lau.
Claims 1-7, 9-16 and 18-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Lau in view of Yamazaki.
Claims 8 and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Lau in view of Yamazaki and Deaton.
The examiner’s rejections are explained on pages 2-5 of the
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