Appeal No. 1998-2224
Application No. 08/624,147
mass transfer zone by conventional indirect heat exchange
using the high temperature heat exchange fluids taught by
Dexheimer for the benefit of their increased thermal
stability. Therefore we affirm the examiner’s rejection of
claims 1-27 under the judicially created doctrine of
obviousness-type double patenting over claims 1-22 of
application no. 08/419,317 in view of Dexheimer.
E. Summary
The examiner’s rejections of claims 1-27 under the first
and second paragraphs of section 112 are reversed. The
examiner’s rejection of claims 1-7 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over
Tsuchiyama taken with Keefer is reversed. The examiner’s
rejection of claims 8-27 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Tsuchiyama
taken with Keefer further in view of Dandekar, JP ‘436, and
Dexheimer is reversed. The examiner’s rejection of claims 1-
27 under the judicially created doctrine of obviousness-type
double patenting over claims 1-22 of application no.
08/419,317 in view of Dexheimer is affirmed. Accordingly, the
decision of the examiner is affirmed.
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