The opinion in support of the decision being entered today
(1) was not written for publication in a law journal and
(2) is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 22
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ROMAN SAPIEJEWSKI and MICHAEL J. MONAHAN
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Appeal No. 1999-0414
Application No. 08/625,352
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HEARD: January 23, 2001
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Before KRASS, DIXON and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-30, all of the
pending claims.
The invention pertains to adjustments for headsets. More particularly, a
coupling element for joining a headband and an earphone has a pivot. The pivot
requires the application of a torque exceeding a predetermined threshold value in
order to cause rotation. A torque threshold level adjuster is included for
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