Ex Parte Karwowski et al - Page 7

                Appeal 2007-0726                                                                                
                Application 10/264,561                                                                          
                       14.  Lanner’s continuous coating process is an improvement over the                      
                          batch process of Mochizuki (Lanner, col. 1, l. 19 to col. 2, l. 9).                   
                          Lanner’s improvement is directed to the apparatus used to convey                      
                          the cores, Lanner using a tumbling bed that allows continuous                         
                          treating of the cores. (Lanner, col. 1, ll. 28-30; see also Mochizuki,                
                          col. 4, ll. 24-27 and Lanner, Fig. 1A; col. 2, l. 60 to col. 3, l. 15).               
                       15.  Lanner and Mochizuki suggest baking or frying the coated cores                      
                          (Lanner, col. 1, ll. 30-31; Mochizuki, col. 4, ll. 28-30; Lanner, col.                
                          6, l. 66 to col. 7, l. 3).                                                            
                       16.  The coater device of Lanner is a tumbler coater (Lanner, col. 3, ll.                
                          4-10).  Lanner exemplifies a rotating drum (id., Fig. 1A-B) and                       
                          troughs with internal augers (Lanner, col. 3, ll. 16-33).  Rotating                   
                          pans are also mentioned (id.).  There is no mention of a continuous                   
                          belt or belt coater in Lanner.                                                        
                       17.  Rotating drums and pans are different from belt coaters as                          
                          evidenced from Appellants’ Specification (Specification ¶ 55).                        
                          Appellants’ Specification discusses conventional tumbling bed                         
                          coating equipment such as pan coaters, revolving pans, or rotating                    
                          drums (Specification ¶ 55) and separately discusses an alternative                    
                          “conventional belt coater” (id.).  According to the Specification a                   
                          belt coater employs a continuous belt to tumble a bed of edible                       
                          cores (id.).                                                                          







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