This opinion is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
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Appeal 2007-0136
Reexamination Control 90/006,222
Patent RE37,127 E
Technology Center 1700
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Decided: June 19, 2007
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Before McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and TORCZON
and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.
TORCZON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Background
The invention on appeal broadly relates to compositions used in
restoring a hard face (hard-facing) of a surface subject to abrasive wear, such
as a rolling-cutter, earth-boring bit.1 Claims 1-27 are pending, but the
examiner has rejected only claims 1, 3-7, 19, 21, and 23-25.2 On appeal, all
1 Specification of the RE37,127 E patent (Spec.) 1:11-16.
2 Examiner's answer (Ans.) 2. Claims 2, 20, and 22 are under objection
because they depend from rejected claims.
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