Appeal No. 2002-2336
Application 09/081,765
Claims 1, 8, 11, 16, 17 and 20 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Franke. According to
the examiner, Franke discloses
a machinery unit (Fig. 1) comprising a hot part 1, a cool
part 2, a heat barrier 3 which separates the hot part from
the cool part, fastening means 4 for holding the hot and
cool parts together, and at least one force-transmitting
metal element 10 (col. 3, lines 4-10) for producing a flux
of force between the hot and cool parts, wherein the hot
part an the cool part each includes a cover having a flange-
like plate 7 and 8, respectively, the flange-like plates
being disposed adjacent one another and spaced apart from
one another, the flange-like plates being joined together by
the at least one force-transmitting element through a
minimal cross-sectional surface sufficient for the
transmission of the force, wherein a thermal insulating
material 12 fills a space between the adjacent flange-like
plates, and at least one of the force transmitting element
10 is an annular body and is made in one piece with one of
the flange-like plates. (final rejection, page 3).
Claims 18 and 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Franke in view of Kozdon.
Rather than reiterate the examiner's full commentary
concerning the above-noted rejections and the conflicting
viewpoints advanced by appellants and the examiner regarding
those rejections, we make reference to the final rejection (Paper
No. 15, mailed February 27, 2001) and examiner's answer (Paper
No. 21, mailed November 30, 2001) for the reasoning in support of
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