Appeal No. 2003-0217
Application No. 09/284,076
Javeri teaches an ammonia or ammonia/urea plant and the
generation of power used in such plants. (Page 1, lines 5-8.)
Like the appellant, Javeri describes an apparatus comprising: a
gas turbine (Fig. 1, numeral 4) connected to an alternator
(i.e., a power generator) (Fig. 1, numeral 3); a combustion
chamber of at least one reformer (Fig. 1, reformer 1); and a
line (i.e., a conduit) (Fig. 1, numeral 5). Javeri makes no
mention of the use of a heater or a fan in line 5. In fact,
Javeri teaches that “the primary reformer furnace utili[zes] gas
turbine exhaust as the preheated combustion air” (page 1, lines
69-70) and that “the provision for a large combustion preheater
and associated forced draft fans is eliminated” (page 2, lines
49-50).
Given these teachings, we share the examiner’s view that
Javeri describes each and every limitation of appealed claim 15.
In re Schreiber, 128 F.3d 1473, 1477, 44 USPQ2d 1429, 1431 (Fed.
Cir. 1997).
The appellant argues that Javeri has a disclaimer (page 1,
lines 100-103), which states: “[i]n the interests of clarity
many of the process lines are omitted since the chemical
production process is well known in the art.” (Appeal brief
filed Jun. 5, 2002, paper 25, page 5). Appellant further
argues: “A fan blowing exhaust gas into Javeri’s reformer 1 can
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