Ex parte KRONENBERGER - Page 2




                     Appeal No. 96-0885                                                                                                                                                
                     Application 08/108,932                                                                                                                                            


                     canceled.                                                                                                                                                         




                                                                           THE INVENTION                                                                                               
                                Appellant’s claimed invention is directed toward a method                                                                                              
                     for making an edible chip, such as a potato chip, which is                                                                                                        
                     bent along a fold line, and an edible chip so produced.                                                                                                           
                     Appellant states that the chip is sufficiently thin to be                                                                                                         
                     crisp, yet is sufficiently rigid to allow scooping of dips                                                                                                        
                     without being broken (specification, page 3, lines 12-14).                                                                                                        
                     Appellant’s claims include five independent claims, i.e.,                                                                                                         
                     claims 1, 12, 15, 17 and 21, which are illustrative and are                                                                                                       
                     appended to this decision.                                                                                                                                        
                                                                            THE REFERENCES                                                                                             
                     Humphrey                         2,147,098       Feb. 14, 1939                                                                                                    
                     Robinson et al. (Robinson)       3,384,496       May  21, 1968                                                                                                    
                     Mercenari                        5,009,902       Apr. 23, 1991                                                                                                    
                     Yoshida (JP ‘146)                 62-91146       Apr. 25, 19872                                                                                                                            
                                (Japanese Kokai)                                                                                                                                       
                                                                            THE REJECTIONS                                                                                             


                                2 Our consideration of this reference is based on the                                                                                                  
                     English translation thereof which is of record.                                                                                                                   
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