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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 14
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN TOBAKO
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Appeal No. 2004-0299
Application No. 09/932,543
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, TIMM, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent
Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1-20 which are all of the claims in the application.
The subject matter on appeal relates to a hand tool. With
reference to the appellant’s drawing, the hand tool comprises a
shank 12 having an elongated groove 20, a slidable sleeve 40
having an internal channel 42 which receives the shank and having
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