Appeal No. 2005-0786 Application No. 09/832,168 Furthermore, King does not remedy the deficiencies of the primary reference since, like Gauthier, King appears to be limited to a system having three-way valves, each configured to have two inputs but only one output, and a controller to alternatively direct a feed stream or a purge fluid through the valves (which can be either fully open or fully closed) to a processing chamber, e.g., a powder form evaporator. For the foregoing reasons, the decision of the examiner is reversed. REVERSED MARC L. CAROFF ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT JEFFREY T. SMITH ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) BEVERLY A. PAWLIKOWSKI ) Administrative Patent Judge ) MLC:hh 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007