Appeal No. 2000-0803 Application 05/333,233 means for heating said mantle with combustion gases. The references of record relied upon by the examiner in support of rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are: Hess 2,287,246 Jun. 23, 1942 Thompson 2,336,816 Dec. 14, 1943 Kunins 2,761,959 Sep. 04, 1956 Smith 3,088,271 May 07, 1963 Schade, Jr. (Schade) 3,291,189 Dec. 13, 1966 Hailstone et al. (Hailstone) 3,324,924 Jun. 13, 1967 Bryan 3,364,914 Jan. 23, 1968 Strauss 3,516,772 Jun. 23, 1970 The following rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are before us for review: (1) claims 1, 4, 6-9 and 11-14, unpatentable over Thompson or Schade in view of Hailstone and Bryan; (2) claim 5, unpatentable over Thompson or Schade in view of Hailstone and Bryan, and further in view of Smith; (3) claim 10, unpatentable over Thompson or Schade in view of Hailstone and Bryan, and further in view of Hess; (4) claim 15, unpatentable over Thompson or Schade in view of Hailstone and Bryan, and further in view of Strauss; and, (5) claim 16, unpatentable over Thompson or Schade in view of Hailstone and Bryan, and further in view of Kunins. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007