Appeal No. 1999-0621
Application 08/378,376
have since canceled claim 22, amended claims 23, 24, 26, 27,
28 and
30, and added claim 32. As a result, claim 21 (which was not
finally rejected) and claims 28, 29 and 32 stand allowed. The
appeal now involves claims 23 through 27, 30 and 31.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “monoblock connecting rods made
of a composite material” (specification, page 1). Claim 31 is
illustrative and reads as follows:
31. A monoblock connecting rod comprising:
a body of composite material having a longitudinal axis,
said body of composite material including fibers placed by
successive layers oriented with respect to a longitudinal axis
of the monoblock connecting rod along various angles between
and including at least one of approximately 0 and 90 ;0 0
a tubular running portion;
two fixing end portions; and
tubular transition portions between said running portion
and said two fixing end portions.
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