Appeal No. 1996-4174 Page 3
Application No. 08/134,204
cause formation of gas and liquid phases in the reaction
mixture, the liquid phase including solid particles.
15. An apparatus of Claim 14 further including an
external heat transfer means for transfer of heat from the
reaction mixture at the outlet end of the elongate tubular
reactor and for transferring heat removed therefrom to the
reaction mixture at
the inlet end of said elongate tubular reactor, thereby
heating the reaction mixture at the inlet end of the elongate
tubular reactor.
16. An apparatus of Claim 15, wherein the means for
heating and cooling the reaction mixture include,
i) a tube-in-tube heat exchanger disposed at the
inlet end,
ii) a tube-in-tube heat exchanger at the outlet end,
iii) a heat-transfer fluid disposed in the tube-in-
tube heat exchangers, and
iv) means for recirculating the heat-transfer fluid
between said tube-in-tube heat exchangers.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Binning et al. (Binning) 4,869,833 Sep.
26, 1989
Welch et al. (Welch), Published International Appl. No.
PCT/US89/01079 (WO 89/08614), Sep. 21, 1989
Claims 14 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
as anticipated by Binning. Claims 16-18 stand rejected under
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