Appeal No. 2003-1250
Application No. 09/388,582
Claim 1 is the only independent claim on appeal, and it
reads as follows:
1. A directly cooled magnetic coil comprising:
a conductor forming a coil winding comprising at least two
profiled electrical conductor segments which when
fitted together, form an opening, and
a cooling tube disposed permanently in said opening and
surrounded by said profiled segment conductors, said
coiling tube being comprised of a substantially
electrically non-conductive, flexible material.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Haldeman, III (Haldeman) 3,946,349 Mar. 23, 1976
Couffet et al. (Couffet) 5,430,274 Jul. 4, 1995
Claims 1, 2, 11 and 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Haldeman.
Claims 1, 2 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Couffet in view of Haldeman.
Reference is made to the supplemental brief (paper number
19) and the answer (paper number 20) for the respective positions
of the appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the entire record before us,
and we will sustain the anticipation rejection of claims 1, 2 and
11, and reverse the anticipation rejection of claim 13 and the
obviousness rejection of claims 1, 2 and 11.
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