Ex Parte Becue et al

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Feb 26, 2014

11491038 (P.T.A.B. Feb. 26, 2014)

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APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE FIRST NAMED INVENTOR ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. CONFIRMATION NO.
11/491,038 07/24/2006 Thierry Becue 612.46408X00 4207
20457 7590 02/26/2014
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EXAMINER
WALCK, BRIAN D
ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER
1736
MAIL DATE DELIVERY MODE
02/26/2014 PAPER
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PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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Ex parte THIERRY BECUE,
KARIN MARCHAND, ARNOLD LAMBERT,
and ETIENNE LEBAS
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Appeal 2013-001712
Application 11/491,038
Technology Center 1700
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Before ADRIENE LEPIANE HANLON, JEFFREY T. SMITH, and
GEORGE C. BEST, Administrative Patent Judges.

HANLON, Administrative Patent Judge.

DECISION ON APPEAL

Appeal 2013-001712
Application 11/491,038

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A. STATEMENT OF THE CASE
The Appellants appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from an Examiner’s decision
finally rejecting claims 1-6 and 10-14. An oral hearing was held on February 18,
2014. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).
We AFFIRM.
Claim 1 is representative of the subject matter on appeal and is reproduced
below from the Claims Appendix of the Appeal Brief dated June 4, 2012 (“Br.”).
The limitation at issue has been italicized.
1. A redox mass for chemical looping combustion processes,
comprising:
at least one redox material selected from the group consisting of
a material able to be alternatively oxidized and reduced between CuO
and Cu, a material able to be alternatively oxidized and reduced
between Cu2O and Cu, a material able to be alternatively oxidized and
reduced between NiO and Ni, a material able to be alternatively
oxidized and reduced between MnO2 and Mn2O3, a material able to be
alternatively oxidized and reduced between Mn2O3 and Mn3O4, a
material able to be alternatively oxidized and reduced between Mn3O4
and MnO, a material able to be alternatively oxidized and reduced
between MnO and Mn, a material able to be alternatively oxidized and
reduced between Co3O4 and CoO and a material able to be
alternatively oxidized and reduced between CoO and Co, and
a binder containing at least one mixed cerine-zirconia oxide
(Ce/Zr) of general formula CexZr1-xO2, where 0.05