Appeal No. 1999-2755 Application No. 08/599,105 and the nut was then heated to cause the foamable material to expand into the grooves of the threads. Id. at 44-51. It was also known, as evidenced by Takahashi, to fill the threaded bore of a nut with 7Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007