Appeal No. 2006-2036 Page 2
Application No. 10/382,753
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a fluid capture system for collecting the
discharge of fluids from the vicinity of an aircraft landing wheel. Claims 1 and 4
are representative of the subject matter on appeal, and a copy of these claims can
be found in the appendix to the appellant’s brief.
The examiner relies upon the following as evidence of unpatentability:
Van Romer et al. (Van Romer) 5,090,588 Feb. 25, 1992
Telder 5,603,362 Feb. 18, 1997
The following rejections are before us for review.
1. Claims 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, and 21 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Telder.
2. Claims 1, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 18, and 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Van Romer in view of Telder.
Rather than reiterate in detail the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the
examiner and the appellant regarding this appeal, we make reference to the
examiner's answer (mailed December 30, 2005) for the examiner's complete
reasoning in support of the rejection and to the appellant's brief (filed October 17,
2005) and reply brief (filed March 3, 2006) for the appellant's arguments.
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