Appeal No. 94-0786
Application 07/861,332
dicyclopentadiene is combined with an auxiliary liquid (i.e., a
heat transfer fluid) prior to introduction into a reaction vessel
and Robota’s Example 1 embodiment wherein a 10:1 dicyclo-
pentadiene/oil mixture is utilized.
Additionally, as stressed by appellant, the now claimed
process recites the step of ?directly condensing? removed
monomeric cyclopentadiene vapor to provide liquid monomer, which
claim language excludes the partial condensing step essential to
Robota’s process. See Robota at column 3, lines 32 through 45
and column 3, line 42 and line 65 through 71.
Finally, the now claimed process is further limited by
?wherein? clauses indicating that 98% to 100% of introduced
molten dicyclopentadiene is converted to monomer of 97 to 100%
purity with negligible formation of high cyclopentadiene polymer
in the reaction vessel. It is not apparent that the Oga process
is capable of meeting these claimed requirements. See for
example the data reported in Table 2 of Oga in the translation at
page 11.
In light of the above, we cannot sustain the examiner’s
rejections of appealed process claims 10 through 12. On the
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