Appeal 2007-2040
Application 10/632,741
washing system configured to inject said first fluid and said second fluid into
the gas turbine engine, wherein one of said first and second fluids comprises
an anti-static liquid facilitates reducing a rate of formation of particulate
matter within the gas turbine engine.
The Examiner relies upon the following references as evidence of
obviousness:
Bartos US 4,059,123 Nov. 22, 1977
Hodgens, II US 4,713,120 Dec. 15, 1987
Appellants' claimed invention is directed to an apparatus comprising a
washing system for a gas turbine engine. The apparatus comprises a pump
in flow communication with at least one nozzle and first and second
reservoirs for supplying first and second fluids, respectively, to the nozzles.
One of the first and second fluids comprises an anti-static liquid that reduces
the rate of formation of particulate matter within the gas turbine engine.
Appealed claims 6, 7, 9-12 and 14-16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, first paragraph, enablement requirement. All of the appealed claims
also stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by both
Hodgens and Bartos.
Appellants do not set forth a separate substantive argument for any
particular claim on appeal. Accordingly, all of the appeal claims stand or
fall together with claim 6.
We have thoroughly reviewed the respective positions advanced by
Appellants and the Examiner. In so doing, we will not sustain the
Examiner's rejection under § 112, first paragraph. However, we are in full
agreement with the Examiner that the claimed subject matter is described by
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