Appeal No. 2004-1125
Application No. 09/923,998
selected from the group consisting of
polyetheretherketone and polysulfone.
21. The heat exchanger component as recited in
claim 1 wherein a first fluid flows through said
plurality of flow passages and a second fluid flows
around said plurality of flow passages, and said first
fluid and said second fluid exchange heat.
24. The refrigerant cycle as recited in claim 13
wherein said low surface energy substance is selected
from the group consisting of polyetheretherketone and
polysulfone.
28. The heat exchanger component as recited in
claim 1 wherein said oil forms droplets on said low
surface energy coating.
In addition to the appellant’s admitted prior art, the
examiner relies on the following prior art references as
evidence of unpatentability:
Erwin 3,925,149 Dec. 09, 1975
Lowenstein et al. 5,992,508 Nov. 30, 1999
(Lowenstein)
Ogawa et al. EP 0 864 622 A2 Sep. 16, 1998
(Ogawa)(published
EP application)
The appealed claims stand rejected as follows:
I. claims 1 through 3, 7, 8, 11, 18, 28, and 30 under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Erwin (examiner’s
answer mailed Jan. 13, 2004, paper 15, page 3; final
Office action, pages 2-3);
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