Appeal 2007-2893
Application 10/818,885
INTRODUCTION
The claims are directed to a cooking container. Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A cooking container for transferring heat from an open flame or
burner to food contents therein, comprising:
a shell having a top opening and a first heat-conductive plate bottom
to distribute applied heat to food contents within said shell;
a second heat-conductive plate adapted for placement directly on said
open flame or burner extending downwardly from said first plate in forming
a sealed cavity therebetween of predetermined volume; and
a synthetic, silicon heat transfer oil filling said cavity to at least 95
percent of the volume thereof.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art reference to show
unpatentability:
Park US 6,191,393 Feb. 20, 2001
The following evidence is relied upon by the Board:
Proctor1 US 4,629,866 Dec. 16, 1986
The rejection as presented by the Examiner is as follows:
1. Claims 1, 2, 4-10, 12, and 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C § 103(a) as
unpatentable over Park.
We reverse and enter a new ground of rejection.
1 Proctor is cited and described by Appellant (Specification 2).
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