Appeal No. 2005-1209
Application No. 10/078,086
anode exhaust.” Besides the fact that Kaufmann does not mix air
with anode exhaust gas, as discussed above, Kaufmann makes no
reference to a “swirled mixture.” As noted in appellants’
specification (p. 5, first full paragraph), swirling connotes a
particular type of flow/mixing pattern. Kaufmann discloses
nothing about the type of mixing conducted in the mixer 9.
Accordingly, there is absolutely no support for the examiner’s
assertion that the admixing operation that takes place in mixer
9 inherently involves a swirling action.
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