Appeal No. 2004-0785 Page 10
Application No. 09/252,635
core module 6 includes an upper module base pallet (i.e., floor) 127, four outer walls
and a central roof (i.e., ceiling) 7.
Our decision
After reviewing the subject matter of claims 1, 8 and 22 and the teachings of
Hopkins, we conclude that claims 1, 8 and 22 are not anticipated by Hopkins. Claims 1
and 8 are not anticipated since Hopkins does not teach "a room of the unit so formed
extends from the floor section of the first module to the ceiling section of the second
module." The only module disclosed by Hopkins that includes a ceiling is the upper
core module 6. Since Hopkins' upper core module 6 also includes a floor, Hopkins does
not disclose any room of the unit that extends from the floor of a first module to the
ceiling of the upper core module. Claim 22 is not anticipated since Hopkins does not
teach "connecting the units so that the first corridor section and the second corridor
section combine to form an access corridor, and the first utility chase and the second
utility chase combine to form a continuous utility chase." As shown in Figure 10, the
corridors and utility chases of one unit (i.e., townhouse) do not combine with the
corridors and utility chases of another unit (i.e., townhouse) to form an access corridor
and a continuous utility chase.
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