Appeal No. 2005-2736 Παγε 2
Application No. 09/966,288
The appellants’ invention relates to a heat exchanger which includes a fuel
supply plate and avoiding portions which prevent liquid fuel drops from being mixed with
each other when the fuel is flown out (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under
appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellants’ brief.
THE PRIOR ART
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Johnson 1,639,091 Aug. 16, 1927
Tsubouchi et al. (Tsubouchi) 6,494,169 Dec. 17, 2002
THE REJECTION
Claims 1, 7, and 39 to 42 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Tsubouchi.
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 June 14, 2004) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the
rejections, and to the brief (filed February 26, 2004) and reply brief (filed August 13,
2004) for the appellants’ arguments thereagainst.
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