Application of Alexander C. McCabe

MARTIN, Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming the rejection by the Primary Examiner of claims 12 and 13 of appellant’s application for a patent on machines for heating glass tubing. Certain claims have been held by the examiner to be withdrawn from consideration under the provisions of Rule 142(b), 35 U.S.C.A.Appendix, and are not before us. No claims have been allowed.

The appealed claims are:

“12. Apparatus for reshaping lengths of glass tubing comprising a frame, a first and a second horizontal shaft rotatably mounted…