Appeal No. 1998-2614
Application No. 08/731,713
Claims 34, 45 and 52 are representative of the claimed
subject matter and read as follows:
Claim 34. A method for preparing a coated abrasive belt
having an endless, seamless backing; the method comprising:
(a) preparing a loop of liquid organic polymeric binder
material having fibrous reinforcing material engulfed therein,
in extension around the outer periphery of a support
structure;
(b) solidifying the liquid organic polymeric binder
material to form a flexible, solidified, endless, seamless
loop having about 70-85 wt-% solidified organic polymeric
binder material with fibrous reinforcing material engulfed
therein, generally parallel side edges, and inner and outer
surfaces having generally no fibrous reinforcing material
protruding therefrom;
(c) applying an abrasive coating to the backing loop;
and
(d) removing the backing loop from the support
structure.
Claim 45. A method for preparing a coated abrasive belt
having an endless, seamless backing; the method comprising:
(a) preparing a loop of liquid organic polymeric binder
material having fibrous reinforcing material engulfed therein,
in extension around the outer periphery of a support
structure;
directly affect, be directly affected by, or have a bearing on
the Board’s decision in the pending appeal.” See Brief, page
2. We note that appellants’ representative in this appeal is
the same individual who is representing the same applicants in
the appeal of the final rejection of substantially the same
subject matter in Application 08/733,706.
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