Appeal No. 2005-2168 Παγε 2
Application No. 10/122,616
The appellant's invention relates to fume exhaust system for cooking fumes,
containing a filtering device with at least one filter in the exhaust path with a catalyst
material (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the
appendix to the appellant's brief.
THE PRIOR ART
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Izumo 06-91137A April 5, 1994
(JP' 137)
Kimura 10-328575A Dec. 15, 1998
(JP'575)
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1 to 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 25, and 27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as
being anticipated by JP’575.
Claims 5, 7, 9 and 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over JP’575 in view of JP’137.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellant regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the answer
(mailed September 1, 2004) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the
rejections, and to the brief (filed June 22, 2004) and reply brief (filed November 16,
2004) for the appellant's arguments thereagainst.
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