Appeal 2007-0492
Application 10/810,960
1 14. According to Ito, using the oxygen-rich, nitrogen-poor primary air and the
2 nitrogen-rich, oxygen-poor secondary air in this manner results in efficient combustion
3 and reduced NOx emission from the burner. (Ito at col. 2, ll. 3–7.)
4 Rejections based on Okamoto and St-Pierre
5 15. The Examiner finally rejected independent claims 1 and 27 over the combined
6 teachings of Okamoto and St-Pierre. (Final Rejection at 2, ¶ 4.)
7 16. The Examiner finally rejected independent claim 50 over the combined teachings
8 of Okamoto, St-Pierre, and Fuel Cell Systems. (Final Rejection at 7ff, ¶ 9 and
9 at 9ff, ¶ 10.)
10 17. The Examiner finally rejected independent claim 61 over the combined teachings
11 of Okamoto, St-Pierre, and Ito. (Final Rejection at 6–7, ¶ 8, and 10–12, ¶ 12.)
12 18. The Examiner finally rejected all dependent claims over the combined teachings
13 of Okamoto and St. Pierre, either alone or in combination with the additional references
14 cited supra.
15 19. In particular, the Examiner finally rejected dependent claims 45, 48, and 61 over
16 the combined teachings of Okamoto, St-Pierre, and Ito. (Answer at 2, Final Rejection
17 at 6–7, ¶ 8, 10–12, ¶ 12.)
18 20. On appeal, Appellants argue that the Examiner's reliance on the combined
19 teachings of Okamoto and St-Pierre is unsound because the combination of these two
20 references would yield an inoperable device. (Answer at 6–7.)
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