Appeal No. 2005-2569
Application No. 10/200,828
BACKGROUND
Appellant's invention relates to an external fan and method for exchanging air
with modular bricks in a computer system. An understanding of the invention can be
derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced below.
1. A modular computing system comprising:
an enclosure;
a rack mounted inside the enclosure;
a modular brick that includes electronic components, the modular brick
being supported by the rack; and
a primary fan outside the enclosure, the primary fan exchanging air with
the modular brick to cool the electronic components in the modular brick.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Bishop et al. (Bishop) 6,535,382 Mar. 18, 2003
(Filed Apr. 12, 2001)
Benavides 6,185,098 Feb. 6, 2001
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
appellant regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the answer
(mailed Nov. 29, 2004) for the examiner's reasoning in support of the rejections, and to
the brief (filed Sep. 24, 2004) for appellant's arguments thereagainst.
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