The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DUSTIN ALAN COCHRAN
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Appeal 2007-0685
Application 10/242,336
Technology Center 1700
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Decided: March 28, 2007
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Before EDWARD C. KIMLIN, BRADLEY R. GARRIS, and
CHARLES F. WARREN, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 9-24. Claim 9 is
illustrative:
9. An apparatus for forming grooves within a journal bearing,
comprising:
an electrode having a main body and an extension extending at an end
of the main body, the extension having an outside diameter sized to fit
within an inside diameter of the journal bearing to form a fluid gap
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