Appeal No. 97-4209 Application No. 08/532,507 This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 20, 21, 29, and 30 which are all the claims pending in the application. Claims 1 through 19 and 22 through 28 have been canceled. Appellant's claimed subject matter is a grinding wheel. Claim 20 is exemplary of the subject matter on appeal and recites: 20. Grinding wheel construction for cutting teeth into a belt blank to produce a timing belt, said wheel construction comprising: a wheel (58) having an axis of rotation (F) and an abrasive peripheral grinding surface (100) of predetermined width; and characterized by said grinding surface (100) having a concave profile across said width and a plurality of radially projecting grinding ribs (106) extending circumferentially about the periphery of said grinding surface (106) and spaced laterally across the width of said grinding surface (100). THE REFERENCES The examiner has relied on the following references: Miller 2,144,987 Jan. 24, 1939 Quintilio 5,373,666 Dec. 20, 1994 (filed Mar. 22, 1993) THE REJECTIONS Claims 20, 21, 29 and 30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Miller in view Quintilio. -2-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007