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                 Appeal No. 2006-0376                                                                                 
                 Application No. 09/971,866                                                                           

                                                     Invention                                                        
                        The invention relates to a gas powered grill for cooking and warming food,                    
                 which includes a side-mounted burner for placement at a lower height then the                        
                 main grill burner.                                                                                   
                 Claim 1 is representative of the invention and is reproduced below:                                  
                 1. A grilling apparatus, comprising:                                                                 
                        a cart comprising guide structure for guiding movement of an auxiliary                        
                 burner unit thereon;                                                                                 
                        a grill housing attached to the cart;                                                         
                        a grill disposed in the grill housing;                                                        
                        a main grill burner unit in the grill housing below the grill, said main grill                
                 burner being substantially fixed in place in relation to the cart; and                               
                        an auxiliary burner unit adjustably attached to the cart and placeable at a                   
                 level below the main grill burner, said auxiliary burner unit comprising an auxiliary                
                 burner;                                                                                              
                        wherein said auxiliary burner unit is selectively movable with respect to                     
                 said cart, and wherein normal movement of said auxiliary burner unit, relative to                    
                 said cart, is restricted by said guide structure to substantially linear movement.                   
                                                    References                                                        
                        The references relied upon by the examiner are:                                               
                 Harneit  6,293,272  September 25, 2001                                                               
                                                           (filed March 25, 2000)                                     
                 Reynolds   4,282,853  August 11, 1981                                                                


                                                Rejections at Issue                                                   
                        Claims 1 through 20 stand rejected under  35 U.S.C. § 103 as being                            
                 unpatentable over Reynolds in view of Harneit.                                                       

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