Appeal No. 95-4588
Application 08/127,123
Before MEISTER, FRANKFORT and NASE, Administrative Patent
Judges.
FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's
final rejection of claims 3 through 5, 8 through 10, 12
through 14 and 16, which are all of the claims remaining in
this application. Claims 1, 2, 6, 7, 11 and 15 have been
canceled.2
As noted on page 1 of the specification, appellants'
invention relates to a brake band used for providing a braking
force to a speed change gear of an automobile, an agricultural
machine, etc. Of particular importance is that the lining (1
in Figures 1 and 2(b)) of the brake band be made of wet
2Minor amendments to claims 9, 10 and 16 were requested
in a paper filed November 10, 1994 subsequent to the final
rejection. As noted in the advisory action mailed November
22, 1994 (Paper No. 39), entry of this amendment has overcome
the rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, that
was included in the final rejection (Paper No. 37).
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