Appeal No. 95-4411
Application No. 08/125,504
The references of record relied upon by the examiner are:
Foerstner 4,190,756 Feb.
26, 1980
Yuan et al. (Yuan) 4,283,425 Aug.
11, 1981
The appealed claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
over Yuan. Additionally, claims 5 and 15 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 over Yuan in view of Foerstner.
We do not sustain the stated rejections.
The subject matter on appeal comprises a process for
preparing potato chips having no fat and no added globular
protein coating. Appellant’s process involves preparing
thinly sliced (about 1 to about 3 millimeters), raw potatoes,
and then cooking them in a microwave oven for a time
sufficient to produce a chip having substantially the same 3
flavor, color and
crispness as a deep fat fried potato slice. No added fat and
no added globular protein is used in the claimed process. In
3The flavor, texture, and appearance of the chip should
be at least as good as for existing potato chips, and the
taste of the chip is said to be “essentially” equivalent to
that of conventional deep fat fried potato chips. See the
specification at page 5, lines 5-8 and page 6, lines 6-13.
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