Appeal No. 1996-4087 Page 3
Application No. 08/259,362
D. continuously circulating the reaction mixture in succession through the
reaction zone, the second zone, and the third zone until the reaction has
reached the desired degree of completion.
THE REFERENCES OF RECORD
As evidence of obviousness, the examiner relies upon the following references.
Buettgen et al. (Buettgen) 5,110,508 May 5, 1992
(French Patent Application) 2,293,238 Jul. 2, 1976
Trambouze1
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 13 through 21, 36, and 37 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Trambouze in combination with Buettgen.2
OPINION
We have carefully considered all of the arguments advanced by appellants and
the examiner and agree with the appellants that the aforementioned rejection under 35
1The examiner, in error, cites Trambouze as Patent no. 1,526,977. See Answer, page 2. No such
Trambouze patent is cited of record. The Trambouze reference cited of record appears in an
information disclosure statement, filed November 10, 1993, and is acknowledged by the examiner in
an Office action dated March 6, 1995. Accordingly, we cite the french patent application.
2We refer in our decision to the translation of French Patent Application No. 2,293,238
translated by the Ralph McElroy Translation Company for the United States Patent and Trademark
Office in October 1996.
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