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Appeal No. 2001-1368
Application No. 09/130,904
rather than by appeal to this Board. See In re Hengehold, 1
440 F.2d 1395, 1403-1404, 169 USPQ 473, 479 (CCPA 1971).
Accordingly, we shall not review or further address this
matter.
II. The merits of the examiner’s rejection
Eberbach, the examiner’s primary reference, discloses a
glove designed to prevent and relieve the symptoms of carpal
tunnel syndrome. To this end, the glove includes a pair of
anatomically linear, laterally spaced, resilient, load-bearing
members positioned to lie on either side of the median nerve
to prevent the direct application of pressure thereto. In the
embodiment shown in Figures 1 and 2, the load-bearing members
14 and 15 are attached to the inner surface of the front of
the glove by pocket means 84 consisting of one or more pieces
of fabric stitched to the glove (see column 6, line 59,
through column 7, line 5). Also of interest is the embodiment
shown in Figure 13 wherein the load-bearing members, which are
joined by a transverse support member 118, are connected to
the outer surface of the front of the glove absent a pocket
1 The record shows that the appellant filed such a
petition and received a decision thereon prior to taking this
appeal (see Paper No. 13).
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