Appeal 2007-1488
Application 10/809,072
1 to grow from the starter cavity to the article mold cavity.”
2 (Monte ‘469, 2:57-60.)
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4 Rejection III: Giamei in View of Monte ‘468, Monte ‘469, or Burd
5 17. Giamei’s Figure 7 is reproduced below:
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7 18. Giamei’s Figure 7 is said to depict a ceramic shell mold,
8 wherein relevant reference numerals 34a, 36a, 44a, and 60
9 represent a mold, a first seed, a starter section, and a helical
10 selector, respectively. (Giamei, 5:27-44, 6:9-14.)
11 19. The Examiner found that Giamei describes every limitation of
12 appealed claim 1 “except [Giamei does not disclose] the [use of
13 a] grain selector support.”
14 20. Applicants do not contest the Examiner’s finding in this regard.
15 21. Monte ‘468 and Monte ‘469 both teach the use of a support
16 element for the single crystal selector to support a bend section
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