Appeal 2006-2547
Application 10/095,409
Patent 6,237,775
1 application, i.e., claims 1-5 and 18-28. We have jurisdiction under 35
2 U.S.C. § 6(b). We affirm.
3 Introduction
4 The subject matter on appeal is directed to a food pan having louvered
5 vents in an upper area of a surrounding side wall of the pan. The louvered
6 vents enable tempered air to flow downward across the surface of the
7 contents of the pan so that the contents are maintained at an appropriate
8 temperature. The louvered vents may extend outward from the pan to form
9 an anti-jamming mechanism when multiple pans are stacked together.
10 [Specification, col. 1, ll. 55-65.]
11 Claims 1 and 24 are illustrative and read as follows:
12 1. A food pan comprising:
13 one surrounding side wall and an imperforate
14 bottom integrally forming a main body, the side
15 wall having an imperforate lower portion abutting
16 the bottom and making direct contact with contents
17 of the food pan when the pan holds food,
18 and the side wall further having an upper edge and
19 an upper edge-adjacent portion, the upper edge-
20 adjacent portion including at least one vent
21 therethrough adjacent to the upper edge, the vent
22 being partially covered by a louver such that
23 the said at least one vent directs an airflow
24 downward and into the pan to facilitate airflow
25 contact with the upper surface of contents of the
26 food pan, the food pan being adapted to be
27 removably receivable by a food preparation table.
28 24. A food pan consisting essentially of one
29 surrounding side wall and bottom integrally
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