In re Dollinger

LANE, Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals, adhered to on reconsideration, sustaining the rejection of claims 29, 30, 31, 38, 39 and 41-44 (hereafter referred to as the rejected claims) and dismissing the appeal as to claims 33-37 and 40 (hereafter referred to as the dismissed claims) of appellants’ application1 entitled “Method and Apparatus for Producing Carbon Black.” All of the claims involved in this appeal *1028are process claims. We affirm the decision of the board.

The Subject Matter

Claim 29 is representative of the rejected claims and, with subparagraphing…