Appeal 2007-0838
Application 09/851,242
forming thereby a unitized structure,
placing the structure into a shell,
second mold potting the structure and the shell together by injecting a
potting material into a space between the structure and the shell, and
forming thereby a cartridge.
21. A method of making a hollow fiber membrane contactor
comprising the steps of:
winding a hollow fiber fabric around a center tube to a diameter of at
least six inches,
bead potting the fabric and the tube together,
forming thereby a unitized structure,
placing the structure into a shell,
mold potting the structure and the shell together by injecting a potting
material into a space between the structure and the shell, and
forming thereby a cartridge.
In addition to an asserted admission of prior art by Appellants, the
Examiner relies on the following prior art references as evidence in rejecting
the appealed claims:
Bikson 4,800,019 Jan. 24, 1989
Caskey 4,961,760 Oct. 9, 1990
Mancusi 5,186,832 Feb. 16, 1993
Huang 5,284,584 Feb. 8, 1994
Marui (as translated) JP 11-169676 Jun. 29, 1999
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