Appeal No. 2005-0531
Application No. 10/120,708
(b) a helical purifier tube assembly which is disposed in
the interior of the vessel, wherein the maximum outer diameter of
the helical purifier tube assembly is larger than the inside
diameter of the cylindrical neck, wherein the tube has a first
end and a second end, and wherein the first end is in fluid flow
communication with the interior of the vessel;
(c) one or more materials disposed inside the helical
purifier tube assembly, which materials are capable of
selectively removing impurities from the fluid; and
(d) a valve comprising a body, an inlet, and an outlet,
wherein the valve body can be sealably connected to and
disconnected from the cylindrical neck and wherein the second end
of the helical purifier tube assembly is connected to the inlet
of the valve, whereby the fluid in the interior of the vessel can
be withdrawn through the helical purifier tube assembly and
delivered through the outlet of the valve to the exterior of the
vessel.
The examiner relies upon the following references as
evidence of obviousness:
Horner et al. 1,821,549 Sep. 1, 1931
(Horner)
Visceglia et al. 4,133,762 Jan. 9, 1979
(Visceglia)
Appellants' claimed invention is directed to a fluid storage
and purification system comprising a cylindrical vessel and a
helical purifier tube assembly that is disposed in the interior
of the vessel. Materials, such as absorbent and adsorbent
materials, are disposed inside the helical purifier tube assembly
to effect removal of impurities from the fluid.
Appealed claims 1-3 and 9-11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Horner in view of Visceglia.
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