Appeal 2006-3326
Application 09/881,909
container which segments the container into a plurality of compartment and
whose distal end is in close proximity to the interior surface of the container,
such that heat is transferred from the distal end of the structure through a
thermal bridge to the interior wall of the container in response to the wall
being actively cooled.
Appealed claims 1-5, 7-10, 12-34, 36, 37, and 39-55 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) or, in the alternative, under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Wisniewski. In addition, the appealed claims stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as follows:
(a) claims 1-5, 7-10, 12-34, 36, 37, and 39-55 over Wisniewski in
view of Kalhori,
(b) claims 1-5, 7-10, 12-34, 36, 37, and 39-55over the combination of
Wisniewski and Kalhori further in view of Euwema, Cothern, West,
Morrison, and Nakao,
(c) claims 1-5, 7-10, 12-34, 36, 37, and 39-55over the prior art cited
above in view of admitted prior art in the Specification,
(d) claims 11 and 38 over the prior art cited above further in view of
Brown or Gross, and
(e) claims 6 and 35 over the prior art cited above further in view of
Nagashio or Koerber.
Appellants present separate arguments only for claims 11 and 38.
Accordingly, the remaining claims on appeal stand or fall together.
We have thoroughly reviewed each of Appellants' arguments for
patentability, as well as the declaration evidence relied upon in support
thereof. However, we find that the Examiner's rejections are supported by
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