The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication in a law journal
and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
Ex parte ALBERT CHADWICK HOBSON
and
PETER GUY HOBSON
Appeal No. 2005-2552
Application No. 10/418,528
ON BRIEF
Before KIMLIN, PAK and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-11
and 13. Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. An apparatus for modulating fluid flow comprising a
first flow path, a second flow path generally defining a
longitudinal axis that extends transverse to the first flow path,
the second flow path having a fluid inlet that includes at least
one aperture having a fixed cross-sectional flow area which opens
onto the first flow path, whereby a portion of fluid flowing
along the first flow path is diverted into the second flow path,
the amount of fluid diverted being variable by rotating the fluid
inlet about the axis into multiple rotated positions between an
-1-
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