Appeal 2007-2553
Application 10/367,347
(3) Muradov discloses that, in addition to pure hydrogen for the fuel
cell, a very important byproduct is clean carbon (col. 4, ll. 65-67,
and col. 11, ll. 64-67);
(4) Muradov describes the process and apparatus needed for two
embodiments, one with a fuel cell (Figure 2) and one without a
fuel cell (Figure 1); the Figure 1 embodiment uses a GSU to
separate hydrogen with at least 99.0% purity, where the GSU may
be a gas separation membrane, a PSA system, cryogenic
absorption, or any other system capable of separating hydrogen
from hydrocarbons (col. 5, ll. 1-22);
(5) In both embodiments, Muradov discloses that the carbon product
is withdrawn from the bottom of the fluidized bed reactor 1 in the
form of carbon particulates (col. 5, ll. 41-43, and claim 7 in col.
12);
(6) In the Figure 2 embodiment, Muradov discloses that the HCG,
after reactor 1, a cyclone 2, and a heat exchanger 3, enters the
anode compartment 9 of fuel cell 7, with hydrogen being absorbed
by the fuel cell and unconverted hydrocarbons recycled to the
reactor (col. 6, ll. 31-33 and 43-51); and
(7) Muradov claims a process of decomposing hydrocarbons,
recovering a stream of HCG, directing this stream to a GSU where
pure hydrogen is separated and recovered, and introducing this
pure hydrogen into an anode of a fuel cell (col. 13-14, claim 14).
Under § 102, anticipation requires that the prior art reference
discloses, either expressly or under the principles of inherency, every
limitation of the claim. See In re King, 801 F.2d 1324, 1326, 231 USPQ
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