Appeal 2006-1875
Reexamination Control No. 90/006,272
1 circumferential direction and extending in a radial direction, wherein a
2 first one of said sections is radially extending toward said inlet to cause
3 fluid to act upon itself and expend energy by turbulent interaction, and
4 a second one of said sections which is the next radially extending
5 section downstream of said first one of said sections is generally
6 straight and has a length which is greater than a length of said first one
7 of said sections to gain control of fluid velocity for frictional losses,
8 wherein each of said discs have passages connecting adjacent ones of
9 said passageways allowing fluid in adjacent passageways to interact
10 and stage pressures to equalize, wherein said connecting passages each
11 connect adjacent ones of adjacent sections of said adjacent
12 passageways.
13 THE REFERENCE
14 The Examiner relies on the following reference:
15 RAVEN Control Valves, Copes-Vulcan, Inc. sales brochure, 1997 (the
16 "Copes-Vulcan Brochure").
17 THE REJECTION
18 Claims 2-4, 6-10, 12-15, 17-19, and 21-23 stand rejected under
19 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by the Copes-Vulcan Brochure.
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