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          1             The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not                                    
          2              written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                                   
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          5                UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                          
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          8                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                          
          9                                     AND INTERFERENCES                                                             
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         12                                       Ex parte BOBBY HU                                                           
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         15                                      Appeal No. 2007-1217                                                         
         16                                   Application No. 10/219,135                                                      
         17                                     Technology Center 3600                                                        
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         20                                     Decided: March 28, 2007                                                       
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         22 Before WILLIAM F. PATE, III, MURRIEL E. CRAWFORD, and ROBERT E.                                                   
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         23 NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                              
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         25 PATE, III, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                           
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         29                                     DECISION ON APPEAL                                                            
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         31           This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 2, 4-10, 12-14, 20-39,                          
         32   and 41-55.  These are the only claims remaining in the application.  We have                                    
         33   jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134 (2002).                                                                      
         34           The claimed invention is a pawl for a reversible ratcheting wrench.  The                                
         35   pawl is characterized by two circular portions having engaging teeth, with each                                 
         36   circular toothed portion having a separate center of curvature.                                                 




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