Appeal No. 1997-1412 Page 14
Application 08/139,888
context, claims are to be given their broadest reasonable
interpretations. Moreover, limitations are not to be read
into the claims from the specification.” In re Van Geuns, 988
F.2d 1181, 1184, 26 USPQ2d 1057, 1059 (Fed. Cir. 1993)
(internal citations omitted).
Here, claim 11 specifies in pertinent part “a static
pressure conversion means which converts dynamic pressure of
an assist gas which flows into the sub assist gas nozzle
through sub assist gas supply inlet into static pressure.”
The appellants’ specification describes “a static pressure
conversion means (a static pressure conversion surface 7, in
this case) which converts the dynamic pressure of the sub
assist gas flow supplied through the gas supply inlet 2c to
static pressure are installed at the location where the gas
flows pass [sic] through the gas duct 2b.” (Spec. at 15-16.)
It adds, “gas directed toward the inside of the assist gas
nozzle 2b is recovered to the static pressure after colliding
against static pressure conversion surface 7 ....” (Id. at
16.) Figure 13 of the appellants’ specification depicts the
static pressure conversion surface as element 7.
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