Appeal No. 98-1563 Page 8 Application No. 08/469,198 amended the remaining claims to place the case in condition for allowance as indicated in the Notice of Allowability (Paper No. 15). 5. On December 26, 1995 Application No. 08/174,693 issued as U.S. Patent No. 5,478,234. A review of the record in this application reveals the following facts: 1. This application was filed pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.60 on June 6, 1995. 2. This application claims that it is "a continuation of patent application serial no. 08/174,693, filed December 27, 1993." 3. Appealed claims 39 and 52 include the recitation that the sintering unit comprises a rotary kiln and thus are drawn to the species shown in Figure 2. From the above facts we conclude the following:Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007