Ex parte BROCK - Page 28




                 Appeal No. 97-2642                                                                                      Page 28                        
                 Application No. 08/094,461                                                                                                             


                 We do not agree.  The single serpentine heat exchanger recited                                                                         
                 in claim 35 does not define over the two serpentine heat                                                                               
                 exchangers on the opposed sides of the screed taught by                                                                                
                 Raymond.   Thus, the claimed single serpentine heat exchanger8                                                                                                                       
                 reads on one of the two serpentine heat exchangers taught by                                                                           
                 Raymond.                                                                                                                               


                          For the above reasons, the examiner's rejection of claims                                                                     
                 21, 25 and 35 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 based on the combined                                                                              
                 teachings of Raymond, Jeppson, McEachern and McConnell is                                                                              
                 affirmed.                                                                                                                              


                                                                   CONCLUSION                                                                           
                          To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject                                                                          
                 claims 1 through 8, 10 through 25 and 30 through 37 under 35                                                                           
                 U.S.C.                                                                                                                                 




                          8We note that we have reversed the examiner's rejection                                                                       
                 of claim 33 above which recites that the single serpentine                                                                             
                 heat exchanger has a plurality of rigid channels mounted on                                                                            
                 opposed sides of the screed.  Claim 35 does not recite this                                                                            
                 same limitation.                                                                                                                       







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