Appeal No. 2006-0601
Application No. 10/430,030
This fact reinforces our above discussed determination that
Horgan’s and Sack’s heat transfer from combustor to gasifier
occurs by direct communication therebetween and accordingly would
necessarily be accompanied by transfer of exhaust from combuster
to gasifier.
Under these circumstances, we find that both Horgan and
Sacks inherently transfer exhaust along with heat from the
combustor to the gasifier of their respective apparatus. We
hereby sustain, therefore, the examiner’s Section 102(b)
rejections of claim 1 as being anticipated by either Horgan or
Sacks.
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