Appeal 2006-3326
Application 09/881,909
a structure positioned in the container such that the structure segments
the container into a plurality of compartments wherein a distal end of the
structure is in close proximity to an interior surface of the container to allow
formation of a thermal transfer bridge, by said medium, wherein heat is
transferred from said distal end of the structure through said thermal bridge
to said interior wall in response to said interior wall being actively cooled.
The Examiner relies upon the following references in the rejection of
the appealed claims:
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Morrison US 1,874,578 Aug. 30, 1932
West US 2,114,642 Apr. 19, 1938
Finnegan US 2,129,572 Sep. 6, 1938
Brown US 2,391,876 Jan. 1, 1946
Gross US 2,915,292 Dec. 1, 1959
Burroughs US 3,318,105 May 9, 1967
Euwema US 3,550,393 Dec. 29, 1970
Nakao (as translated) JP 57-58087 Apr. 7, 1982
Kalhori, "Studies on Heat Transfer From a Vertical Cylinder, With or
Without Fins, Embedded in a Solid Phase Change Medium," Transactions
of the ASME, Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 107, 44-51 (Feb. 1985).
Nagashio (as translated) JP 3-43390 Feb. 25, 1991
Wisniewski, "Large-Scale Freezing and Thawing of Biopharmaceutical
Drug Product," Proceedings of the International Congress, Advanced
Technologies For Manufacturing of Aseptic & Terminally Sterilized
Pharmaceuticals & Biopharmaceuticals, 132-139 (Feb. 1992).
Koerber JP 06064094 A Mar. 8, 1994
Cothern US 5,535,598 Jul. 16, 1996
Appellants' claimed invention is directed to a thermal transfer system
comprising a container that receives a medium, a structure within the
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