The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was
not written for publication and is not binding precedent of
the Board.
Paper No. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte THEO THONNES
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Appeal No. 2001-1608
Application 08/619,699
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HEARD: November 29, 2001
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Before MCQUADE, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Theo Thonnes appeals from the final rejection of claims 4
and 6 through 10, all of the claims pending in the
application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a threaded fastener which is
defined in representative claim 4 as follows:
4. A fastener having a body unitarily formed with:
at least one screwthread;
a pair of concentric faceted tool-fitting formations of
different sizes, one of the formations corresponding to a
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