THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION
The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for
publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte SHIGEHIRO ARAI
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Appeal No. 96-1603
Application 08/057,9891
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ON BRIEF
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Before ABRAMS, NASE, and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent
Judges.
CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1 and 11-20. Claims 2-10 are allowed.
Appellant’s invention is a table feeder. Claim 1 is
exemplary of the subject matter on appeal and recites:
1. A table feeder apparatus comprising: a feed screw
supported rotatably on a base; a motor for rotating the feed
screw about its axis; a feed nut threadedly engaged with the
1 Application for patent filed May 5, 1993.
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