Appeal No. 2004-1456 Page 2
Application No. 09/624,151
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to a spacecraft radiator system using a heat
pump. Further understanding of the invention may be obtained from a reading of
representative claim 24, which is reproduced in the opinion section of this decision.
The examiner relied upon the following prior art references in rejecting the
appealed claims:
Camaret 4,756,493 Jul. 12, 1988
Scaringe et al. (Scaringe) 5,142,884 Sep. 1, 1992
Homer et al. (Homer) 5,310,141 May 10, 1994
The following rejections are before us for review.
Claims 24-37 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as
containing subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as
to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that appellants, at the time the
application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention.
Claims 24-37 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as being
indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the invention.
Claims 24, 25, 28, 30, 31, 36 and 37 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by Scaringe.
Claims 27, 32 and 33 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Scaringe in view of Homer.
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