Appeal No. 1998-1807
Application No. 08/090,770
stand withdrawn from consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as
being directed to a nonelected invention.
We REVERSE.
The invention relates to a method of making a low cost
disposable plateau honing tool having an elongated mounting
base and an elongated projecting section which terminates in
an elongated working face which includes the steps of forming
a mixture of a plastic melt and an abrasive material and
injecting the mixture at high pressure into a mold to form the
tool (specification, page 2). Claim 1 is illustrative of the
subject matter on appeal and is reproduced below:
1. A method of making a plateau honing tool having
an elongated mounting base, and a somewhat smaller
elongated projecting section which terminates in an
elongated working face of the tool comprising the
steps of mixing a plastic melt and abrasive into a
homogenous mixture, injecting such mixture into a
mold at high pressure to form said honing tool,
cooling the mixture, and removing the tool from the
mold.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Pieper et al. 5,152,917 Oct.
06, 1992
(Pieper)
Wiand 5,209,760 May 11,
1993
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