Appeal No. 98-0956
Application 08/385,331
for removal of aerosol particles from gases, by passing the charged droplets through the
gas” (specification, page 1). The claimed subject matter before us on appeal is
reproduced in an appendix to the brief.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner in support of the rejections
are:
Simmons 4,002,293 Jan. 11, 1977
Hobbs et al. (Hobb) 5,265,802 Nov. 30, 1993
Soviet Union reference 1,214,231 Feb. 28, 1986
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(Sokolov)
Claim 19 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
Sokolov.
Claims 1, 3 to 8, 10 to 17, and 19 to 23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Sokolov in view of Simmons.
Claim 18 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Sokolov in view of Hobbs.
The rejections are explained in the examiner’s answer (Paper No. 11, mailed
August 1, 1997) and the supplemental examiner’s answer (Paper No. 14, mailed
November 18, 1997).
2 Our understanding of this foreign language document is based on a certified
translation thereof submitted by appellant with the amendment filed August 22, 1966.
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