Appeal No. 2002-2232
Application 09/174,032
Sedding et al. (Sedding) 5,475,312 Dec. 12, 1995
The Rejections
Claims 37, 29 and 30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e) as being anticipated by Rokunohe.
Claims 31 and 32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as
being unpatentable over Rokunohe in view of Sedding.
The Invention
The invention relates to the detection of partial discharge
events in power systems such as cables, motors, and
transformers. More particularly, the invention relates to the
detection of partial discharge events on-line while the power
system is in operation. (Specification, page 1, lines 1-3).
Further details of the claimed invention are seen with reference
to the claims reproduced above.
The Rejection of Claims 37, 29, and 30 Under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e)
The examiner has found that Rokunohe discloses:
(a) detecting in a cable high-frequency electromagnetic
pulses generated by partial discharge;
(b) analyzing the pulses in the frequency domain to
identify a frequency component of greatest magnitude and the
frequency of the component;
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