The opinion in support of the decision being entered today
was not written for publication and is not binding precedent
of the Board.
Paper
No.15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HORST GETSCHMANN
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Appeal No.1999-2819
Application No.08/631,952
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ON BRIEF
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Before URYNOWICZ, JERRY SMITH, and FLEMING,
Administrative Patent Judges.
URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1-
16, all the claims pending in the application.
The invention pertains to a rotor assembly. Claims
1 and 14 are illustrative and read as follows:
1. A rotor assembly for a dynamoelectric machine
comprising:
a shaft including an outer circumferential
surface portion having a circular cross section
defining a shaft diameter; and
a plurality of laminations, each lamination
having a central opening receiving said shaft, said
central opening defining an inner periphery
including a plurality of radially inwardly extending
compressible protrusions defining an inner diameter
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