Appeal No. 2001-1680
Application 08/890,471
Grounds of Rejection3
1. Claims 14-19 and 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as unpatentable over Schrader in view Hart;
2. Claim 20 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over Schrader in view of Hart and further in view
of Vross; and
3. Claim 28 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over Schrader in view of Hart and further in view
of Locke.
We reverse as to all three grounds of rejection.
Background
The invention relates to an apparatus for recovering
fumes from a roofing kettle. Appeal Brief, page 2, paragraph
(5). Materials used for roofing applications are typically
heated in a kettle or a tanker. Specification, page 1, lines
9-11. To avoid pressure build up, the kettle is vented to the
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3 The following rejections were rendered moot by appellant’s amendment
after final (see supra, note 1):
1. Claims 26 and 27 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as anticipated by
Vross.
2. Claim 29 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Vross in
view of Schrader.
3. Claim 26 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph.
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