Appeal No. 97-3006
Application 08/571,032
the range of 300 to 800 mm, the condensation distance L (unit:
mm) of the refrigerant is expressed by the equation: L =
(N+1)W, and
the condensation distance L (unit: mm) is L = 400 + 1180
de to 700 + 1180 de
where the equivalent diameter in the tubes corresponding
to the tube area is de (unit: mm), and the equivalent diameter
de (unit: mm) of the tubes is less than 1.15 mm,
the number N being an integer rounded from the expression
(L/W)-1.
The items relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Guntly et al. (Guntly) 4,998,580 Mar. 12, 1991
Hoshino et al. (Hoshino) 5,190,100 Mar. 2,
1993
(filed Mar. 19, 1991)
The item relied upon by the appellants as evidence of
non-obviousness is:
The 37 CFR § 1.132 Declaration filed on August 26,
1996 as part of Paper No. 25.
Claims 1 and 3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Hoshino in view of Guntly.
Reference is made to the appellants’ brief (Paper No. 29)
and to the examiner’s answer (Paper No. 30) for the respective
positions of the appellants and the examiner with regard to
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