Appeal No. 2001-1350
Application No. 09/188,766
is compared to a suction pressure to be set, and wherein the
delivery rate of a refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit is set
as a function of that comparison, and to a device for carrying
out the method. More particularly, the speed of a drive element
of the compressor, operated independently of the automobile
engine, is determined as a function of the suction pressure to be
set on the compressor. Independent claims 1 and 3 are
representative of the subject matter on appeal and a copy of
those claims can be found in the Appendix to appellants' brief.
The sole prior art reference of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims is:
Isaji et al. (Isaji) 5,537,831 Jul. 23, 1996
In addition, the examiner has relied upon the admitted prior
art (APA) set forth on page 1 of appellants' specification.
Claims 1 through 3 and 5 through 9 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the APA in view of
Isaji.
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