Appeal No. 2003-0353 Page 2
Application No. 09/452,157
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to a process as well as a system for drying a
fibrous material web, in particular a paper, tissue, or cardboard web (specification, p. 1).
A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellants' brief.
Claims 1 to 6, 9 to 16, 18 to 24, 28 and 29 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by U.S. Patent No. 5,115,7411 to Rodi.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellants regarding the above-noted rejection, we make reference to the answer
(Paper No. 25, mailed August 19, 2002) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
support of the rejection, and to the brief (Paper No. 24, filed August 5, 2002) and reply
brief (Paper No. 26, filed October 21, 2002) for the appellants' arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration to
the appellants' specification and claims, to the applied prior art reference, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the examiner. As a consequence
of our review, we make the determinations which follow.
1 Issued May 26, 1992.
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