Appeal No. 94-2926
Application No. 07/777,045
algorithm in a "practical application" or useful result of
"determining the velocity field of a three-dimensional fluid
flow over a submerged body by determining vorticity strength
distribution at the surface of the submerged body." Even if
the claimed useful result is expressed in numbers, those
numbers have practical utility. Thus, the claims are directed
to statutory subject matter.
DECISION
The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1 through 3
under 35 U.S.C. § 101 is reversed.
REVERSED
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