Appeal No. 1999-0316
Application 08/329,124
The invention relates to a ventilation system designed to
transfer heat and moisture between fresh and exhaust air
flows. Claims 12 and 13 recite methods of defrosting the
system, and claims 32 through 34 recite methods of balancing
the air flows. A copy of these claims appears in the appendix
to the examiner’s supplemental answer (Paper No. 24).
The references relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Spethmann 4,109,704 Aug.
29, 1978
Hajicek 4,497,361 Feb. 5,
1985
Besik 4,952,283 Aug. 28,
1990
Morissette et al. 5,193,610 Mar. 16,
1993
(Morissette)
Noda et al., (Noda) 1 3-87547 Apr. 12, 1991
(Japanese Patent Document)
Claims 12, 13 and 32 through 34 stand rejected under 35
1 An English language translation of this reference,
prepared by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, is appended
hereto.
2
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007