Appeal No. 96-2191
Application 08/395,512
examiner. As a consequence of our review, we make the
determination which follows.
We reverse the rejection of claim 12. It follows that we
likewise reverse the rejection of claims 2, 5 through 11, and
13 through 24 since these claims stand or fall with claim 12
as earlier indicated.
As disclosed (specification, page 6), with the present
invention, microwave transparent, electrically insulating
material is disposed on the exterior of each side wall and on
the exterior part of the bottom which would, in the absence of
the insulation, contact the floor of the oven. Appellants
further point out (specification, page 14) that the
electrically-insulating material need not be either microwave-
diffusing or microwave-dispersing, “nor is the material
disposed on both the interior and the exterior of the
container of the invention”.
Claim 12 is drawn to an apparatus in which an object
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