Appeal 2006-1199
Application 10/693,045
Claim 1, together with Specification at 6-10. The sensor feed tub can be attached
to the exterior or the interior of the barrel. See Figures 1 and 2, together with
Claim 1. Details of the appealed subject matter are recited in claims 1, 3, 10, and
121, which are reproduced below:
1. A metal making lance assembly comprising:
a barrel;
a tip attached to said barrel, said tip including at least one nozzle
for discharging at least one of gaseous and particulate metal treatment
material into a metal treatment vessel; and
a sensor feed tube carried by said barrel and adapted to
accommodate passage of at least one disposable sensor, said sensor feed
tube being separate from and isolated from fluid communication with said at
least one nozzle.
3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said sensor feed tube is disposed
exteriorly of said barrel.
10. A metal making lance assembly comprising:
a barrel;
a tip attached to said barrel, said tip including at least one nozzle for
discharging at least one of gaseous and particulate metal treatment into a
metal treatment vessel;
at least one disposable sensor for sensing at least one of a
characteristic of a molten metal and an operating condition within a metal
treatment vessel; and
a sensor feed tube carried by said barrel and adapted to
accommodate passage of said at least one disposable sensor, said sensor feed
tube being separate from and isolated from fluid communication with said at
least one nozzle.
1 The Appellants’ arguments are limited to claims 1, 3, 10, and 12. As such, for
purposes of this appeal, we limit our discussion to these claims consistent with 37
CFR § 41.37(c)(1)(vii)(2004).
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