Appeal No. 2007-0379 Page 5
Application No. 10/045,301
water (for example for dispensing of cold water).” Specification, page 9,
lines 20-22.
According to claim 1, the host system 14, 106 is coupled to the cabinet
and to the treated water source 12, 104. In addition, claim 1 requires that the
host system 14, 106 comprises a cooling source 2. Further, claim 1 requires that
the reservoir 22 be “located in cooling proximity to said cooling source so as to
allow cooling of said water in said flexible reservoir [22].”
The control system 16:
According to claim 1, the control system 16 is coupled to and controls the
operation of the treated water source 12, 104 and the host system 14, 106.
According to appellant’s specification (bridging paragraph, pages 5-6), “[t]he
control system [16] may include a microprocessor or microcontroller, and various
inputs and output ports to effect the control. The control system [16] interfaces
with various sensors or switches to control operation.”
Claim 20:
Claim 20 is drawn to a system 100. The system 100 comprises two parts:
(1) a water-using unit 10, 102; and (2) a remote separate unit 108, 110.
According to claim 20, the water-using unit 10, 102 has a cabinet and a
first user access area. The water-using unit 10, 102 of claim 20 includes a
2 See, e.g., appellant’s Figure 3, which according to appellant’s specification (page 8, lines 15-
19), “illustrates a more detailed example of a particular treated water source according to the
teachings of the present invention, incorporated in a unit that includes a cooling unit for cooling
water and/or producing ice. The cooling unit shown in FIGURE 3 is a vapor compression cycle
refrigeration system that includes a condenser 30 and an evaporator 32.”
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