Appeal 2006-3201
Application 10/689,951
1. A cryogenic fluid distribution device, comprising:
a fluid flow passage for distributing cryogenic fluid to
an apparatus;
an overflow passage positioned downstream of the
apparatus; and
a sensor coupled to the overflow passage, the sensor
having an active component for determining if fluid is present
in the overflow passage.
THE REFERENCES
Maric 5,142,874 Sep. 1, 1992
McCulloch et al. (McCulloch) 6,016,697 Jan. 25, 2000
Sillat1 44 20 621 A1 Dec. 22, 1994
(German patent)
THE REJECTIONS
The claims stand rejected as follows: claims 1, 6-11,
13 and 14 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Sillat;
claims 2 and 12 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Sillat in
view of McCulloch; claims 3 and 4 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
obvious over Sillat in view of Maric; and claim 5 under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Sillat in view of Maric
and McCulloch.
OPINION
We affirm the rejection of claims 1 and 6-11 and reverse
the rejections of claims 2-5 and 12-14.
1 Citations herein to Sillat are to the English translation
thereof which is of record.
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