Appeal 2007-0002
Application 10/188,485
crowns C, heels H and patties P which have been removed from the storage
sections 8C, 8H, and 8P and used in the completed sandwiches” (Naramura, col. 9,
ll. 15-25). As such, Naramura discloses concurrently initiating toasting of a crown
and heel and grilling of sandwich contents, i.e., a patty, using different cooking
methods.
12. Naramura acknowledges that “[a] demand for heightened productivity
has arisen as a result of an increase in the number of consumers and increasingly
diversified tastes” (Naramura, col. 1, ll. 19-21).
13. Naramura discloses that its sandwich preparation apparatus can be
used for production of “a wide variety of hamburgers and sandwiches” (Naramura,
col. 4, ll. 9-11) and that one advantage of the sandwich preparation apparatus is to
heighten productivity by eliminating idling time from waiting for completion of
toasting or grilling (Naramura, col. 4, ll. 19 and 36-38 and col. 9, ll. 26-30).
14. Naramura does not disclose grilling vegetables as part of the sandwich
contents.
15. Naramura also does not explicitly state the relative amount of time it
takes to toast the bun halves and grill the patty.
16. Naramura also does not disclose toasting the crowns and heels by
impinging heated air.
17. Russell teaches an electric appliance for cooking meat and buns
simultaneously (Russell, Abstract).
18. Russell recognizes that meat requires more heat to become cooked
than does a bun to become warmed or toasted. Russell teaches that “[i]n order to
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