Appeal No. 2004-1542
Application No. 09/640,335
weather patterns and use the forces to bias the units toward the
supporting surface and in a selected direction to increase
stability of the architecture.
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1, 3 through 6, 8 through 11 and 13 through 17 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by U.S.
Patent No. 3,331,168 to Frey.
Claims 2, 7, 12, 18 through 20 and 28 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Frey.
Attention is directed to the main and reply briefs (Paper
Nos. 14 and 16) and the answer (Paper No. 15) for the respective
positions of the appellant and the examiner regarding the merits
of these rejections.
DISCUSSION
Frey discloses a multiple unit building which is described
in the reference as follows:
Referring now in detail to the drawings, the
building illustrated therein includes a double walled
service column having inner and outer walls 10 and 12
respectively with a plurality of floor elements 14
mounted therebetween at various levels in the tower.
An elevator shaft 16 (FIG. 2) is provided within the
wall 10 and has access doors 18 at the levels of the
various floor elements 14. A stair well 20 is also
provided in the service tower inside the wall 10 as is
a vertical chute 22 in which service facilities (not
shown) are mounted for providing water, electricity,
gas, and sewage outlets at each floor level of the
tower.
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