The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte KOSTA L. PELONIS __________ Appeal No. 2005-2052 Application No. 09/996,842 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before TIMM, JEFFREY T. SMITH, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges. PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 7. A copy of claim 1 is set forth below: 1. A portable heater comprising: (a) a sealed radiator containing a diathermal fluid, the radiator including a plurality of tubular radiator units, the tubular radiator units having respective upper portions and respective lower portions; (b) at least one electric heating element positioned within the sealed radiator; (c) a fan positioned above the sealed radiator for directing air on the upper portions of the tubular radiator units, the fan being effective to cool the upper portions of thePage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007