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`European Patent Office
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`this communication:
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`The extended European search report is enclosed.
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`Communication
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`The extended European search report includes, pursuant to Rule 62 EPC, the supplementary European
`search report (Art. 153(7) EPC) and the European search opinion.
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`Copies of documents cited in the European search report are attached.
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`B 2 additional set(s) of copies of such documents is (are) enclosed as well.
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`Refund of the search fee
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`If applicable under Article 9 Rules relating to fees, a separate communication from the Receiving Section
`on the refund of the search fee will be sent later.
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`Reference
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`Application NoJPatent No.
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`European Patent Office
`80298 MUNICH
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`GERMANY
`Tel. +49 (0)89 2399 - 0
`Fax +49 (0)89 2399 - 4465
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`this communication:
`Tel.:+31 (0)70 340 45 00
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`
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`The extended European search report is enclosed.
`
`Communication
`
`The extended European search report includes, pursuant to Rule 62 EPC, the supplementary European
`search report (Art. 153(7) EPC) and the European search opinion.
`
`Copies of documents cited in the European search report are attached.
`
`B 2 additional set(s) of copies of such documents is (are) enclosed as well.
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`Refund of the search fee
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`If applicable under Article 9 Rules relating to fees, a separate communication from the Receiving Section
`on the refund of the search fee will be sent later.
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`EPO Form1507S
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`08.10
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`Europfiisches
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`SUPPLEMENTARY
`EUROPEAN SEARCH REPORT
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`Application Number
`. EP 07 79 2699
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`DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT
`to claim
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`APPLICATION (IPC)
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`US 6 059 025 A (HOSSFELD LAWRENCE M [US])
`9 May 2000 (2000—05—09)
`* figures 1,2 *
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`INV.
`16,19,2e F28F3/04
`F28D9/00
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`TECHNICAL FIELDS
`SEARCHED
`(IPC)
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`F28F
`F28D
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`1
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`The supplementary search report has been based on the last
`set of Claims valid and available at the start of the search.
`Place of search
`Date oi completion ol the search
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`Examiner
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`EPOFOHM150303.82(P04C04)
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`Mellado Ramirez, J
`24 February 2012
`T: theory or principle underlying the invention
`E : earlier patent document, but published on, or
`after the filing date
`D 2 document cited in the application
`L : document cited for other reasons
`......................................................................................................
`& : member of the same patent family, corresponding
`document
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`Munich
`CATEGORY OF CITED DOCUMENTS
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`X : particularly relevant iftaken alone
`Y : particularly relevant if combined with another
`document of the' same category
`A : technological background
`O : non-written disclosure
`P : intermediate document
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`Ah"flEXTTC>TFflEELHflDPEUANSSEAFHDHIREPCMRT
`ON EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION NO.
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`EP 07 79 2699
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`This annex lists the patent family members relating to the patent documents cited in the above-mentioned European search report.
`The members are as contained in the European Patent Office EDP file on
`The European Patent Office is in no way liable for these particulars which are merely given for the purpose of information.
`24—02-2012
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`Patent document
`citedIn search report
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`Publication
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`Patent family
`member(s)
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`Publication
`date
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`US 6059025
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`09- 05— 2000
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`NONE
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`EPOFORMP0459
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`For more details about this annex : see Official Journal of the European Patent Office, No. 12/82
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`Anmelde-Nr:
`Blatt
`Datum
`Application No: 07 792 699 . 6
`Sheet
`Date
`Demande n“:
`Feuille
`Date
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`Cf Form 1507
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`1
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`The examination is being carried out on the following application documents
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`Description, Pages
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`1—54
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`as published
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`Claims, Numbers
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`1-20
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`as published
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`Drawings, Sheets
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`1/10-10/10
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`as published
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`1
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`Reference is made to the following document; the numbering will be adhered
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`to in the rest of the procedure.
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`D1
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`US 6 059 025 A (HOSSFELD LAWRENCE M [US]) 9 May 2000
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`(2000-05—09)
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`2
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`The following documents have been cited in the international search report;
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`the numbering will be adhered to in the rest of the procedure.
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`D2
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`D3
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`3
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`JP 2004 286419 A
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`JP 2000 146467 A
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`The present application does not meet the requirements of Article 52(1) EPC
`because the subject—matter of independent claim 1
`is not new within the
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`meaning of Article 54(1) and (2) EPC.
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`D1 discloses (see for instance Fig. 2) a heat exchanging element for
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`performing heat exchange by circulating a primary airflow (air) and a
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`secondary airflow (flue) through corresponding air passages alternately
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`formed between a plurality of heat exchanger plates (24) laminated on each
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`other with a predetermined spacing, the heat exchanging element comprising:
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`counterflow regions (48) in which the primary airflow and the secondary
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`airflow flow opposite to each other with the heat exchanger plates
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`therebetween; shield portions (26,30,33a,29b) for preventing airflow leakage
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`from regions other than inlet ports (inlet) and outlet ports (outlet) of the
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`primary airflow and the secondary airflow in the air passages;
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`flow channel division portions (45) for dividing each of the air passages into a
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`EPO Form 1703 01.91TRl
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`Datum
`Date
`Date
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`Cf Form 1507
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`Blatt
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`Feuille
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`2
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`Anmelde-Nr:
`Application No: 07 792 699 . 6
`Demande n“:
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`plurality of flow channels, the flow channels divided by the flow channel
`division portions having different flow channel lengths from each other; and
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`rectification portions (46) arranged in the air passages, the rectification
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`portions providing a predetermined flow velocity distribution of the primary
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`airflow and the secondary airflow circulating through the counterflow regions
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`in the flow channels divided by the flow channel division portions.
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`4
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`The subject—matter of dependent claims 2, 15, 16, 19 and 20 is also disclosed
`in D1. Fig. 2 in D1 shows the rectification portions located in the air passages
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`other than the counterflow regions (claim 2), formed on projections of the
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`plates (claim 15) between one side and a reverse side of the plates (claim 16),
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`being rectangular (claim 20) and with right angles (as defined in claim 19).
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`5
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`Furthermore, an International Preliminary Report on Patentability has already
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`been drawn up for the present application in accordance with the PCT. The
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`6
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`6.1
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`deficiencies mentioned in that report regarding inventive step over a
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`combination of documents DZ and D3 give rise to objections under the
`corresponding provisions of the EPC.
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`In addition, the following deficiencies should be addressed:
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`Independent claim 1 should be in the two-part form in accordance with Rule
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`43(1) EPC, which in the present case would be appropriate, with those
`features known in combination from the prior art being placed in the preamble
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`(Rule 43(1)(a) EPC) and the remaining features being included in the
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`characterising part (Rule 43(1)(b) EPC).
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`6.2
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`The features of the claims should be provided with reference signs placed in
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`parentheses to increase the intelligibility of the claims (Rule 43(7) EPC). This
`applies to both the preamble and characterising portion (see Guidelines C—lll,
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`4.19).
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`EPO Form 1703 01.91TRI
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