Appeal No. 2003-0213
Application No. 09/255,712
compressing a working fluid;
heating the working fluid at a constant pressure, heating
the working fluid at a constant volume, or both;
expanding the working fluid at a constant entropy;
discharging heat from the working fluid at a constant
pressure, discharging heat from the working fluid at a constant
volume, or both; and
regulating the degree of charging of the process and the
power of the process by extracting CO2; and
the CO2 process comprising internal combustion of a fuel and
an oxidant necessary for oxidation.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Greul 3643401 Jun. 30, 1988
(German Patent Document)
Goto et al. (Goto) 4-279729 Oct. 05, 1992
(Japanese Patent Document)
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1, 2, 4 through 6, 27 and 29 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Greul.
Claim 1 additionally stands rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Goto.
Attention is directed to the main and reply briefs (Paper
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