The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte VINCENT M. S. HUANG _____________ Appeal No. 2000-1337 Application 08/955,002 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and McQUADE and GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judges. McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Vincent M. S. Huang appeals from the final rejection of claims 1 through 13, all of the claims pending in the application. We reverse. The invention relates to a sealed cooktop burner. Claim 1 is illustrative and reads as follows: 1. A burner for a sealed cooktop comprising: a burner head including a chamber enclosed by a peripheral wall, the peripheral wall including a plurality of burner ports communicating between saidPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007