Appeal No. 2000-1269
Application 08/756,349
Maus discloses a honeycomb body of a catalytic reactor,
and teaches that when there are alternating layers of smooth
and corrugated sheet-metal layers, “it is suitable to
reinforce some of the smooth sheet-metal layers. Smooth
sheet-metal layers deform less under tensile strain than
corrugated ones and can therefore transmit the resultant
forces better than corrugated sheet-metal layers” (col. 2,
lines 54-59).
The admitted prior art relied upon by the examiner
(answer, page 3) is the discussion of Maus in the appellant’s
specification, wherein the appellant states that “preparing
individual, different-thickness sheet-metal layers in the
stack entails increased production cost” (page 2, lines 1-2)
and that “[i]t is also fundamentally advantageous, for the
sake of reducing the mass and expense of the honeycomb body,
to make the sheet-metal layers as thin as possible. However,
that objective contradicts the objective of high strength of
the honeycomb body and long-term resistance to corrosion”
(page 2, lines 6-11).
The appellant refers to these excerpts as the appellant’s
teachings (brief, pages 6-7), and the examiner has not
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