Appeal No. 97-2642 Page 3
Application No. 08/094,461
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a screed heating
system and a method of employing exhaust heat for heating a
screed. An understanding of the invention can be derived from
a reading of exemplary claims 1 and 14, which appear in the
appendix to the appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner as evidence of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are:
Jeppson 4,319,856 Mar. 16,
1982
McConnell 4,593,753 June
10, 1986
McEachern, Jr. 4,777,796 Oct.
18, 1988
Raymond 5,259,693 Nov. 9,
1993
(filed Mar. 6,
1992)
Claims 1, 2, 4 through 7, 10 through 16, 18, 19, 20, 22,
23, 24 and 30 through 34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Raymond in view of Jeppson and
McEachern.
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