Appeal No. 1997-1598
Application 08/456,699
spiral housing, defining at least one spiral path, so that the
gas starts to separate from the liquid or suspension in the at
least one spiral path; and
said liquid or suspension inlet and said liquid or
suspension outlet connected to said first and second conduits
to provide a closed system.
THE REFERENCES
Sherman et al. (Sherman) 4,637,779 Jan. 20,
1987
Henricson et al. (EP ‘387) 0 330 387 A2 Aug. 30,
1989
(European patent application)
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 27-31, 33, 38, 39, 43 and 44 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by EP ‘387. Claims 32
and 40-42 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
obvious over EP ‘387 taken with Sherman.
OPINION
We have carefully considered all of the arguments
advanced by appellants and the examiner and agree with
appellants that the aforementioned rejections are not well
founded. Accordingly, we reverse these rejections.
The examiner argues that because spiral strip 100 in
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