Appeal No. 96-2817
Application 08/082,549
(1) Circular body with periphery 16, having
cutting end (frustrum of a cone) 2, and an
end surface formed by E.
(2) Terminal nose portion, 6.
(3) Shank, 1.
(4) Axially extending flutes (end surface),
formed by E and D, see fig. 3. (apparently
J-shaped)
(5) Wall (radiused) having flat section
tangent to a curved section, 7 and adjacent
7, see fig. 3.
(6) Cutting edges, formed at 7 and 6 and adjacent F,
defined by the intersection of said curved sections
with said end surface E (answer, page 3).
Claims 7 and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Jodock in view of Maier. The examiner
relies upon Maier to provide the drill reamer of Jodock with
three flutes.
Reference is made to the examiner's answer (Paper
No. 10, mailed January 22, 1996) for the examiner's full
reasoning in support of the above-noted rejections. Appellant's
arguments thereagainst are found in the brief (Paper No. 9,
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