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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DOUGLAS B. MORRISON and JEFFREY A. COOPER
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Appeal No. 2002-0487
Application No. 09/377,371
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ON BRIEF
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Before PATE, STAAB, and MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.
PATE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the rejection of claims 1 through 3
and 8 through 10. Claims 6, 7, 12 and 13 had been previously
allowed by the examiner. Claims 4, 5 and 11 were indicated as
objected to as depending from a rejected claim in the examiner's
answer. These are all the claims in the application.
The claimed invention is directed to an apparatus for
improving the traction of a tire attached to a wheel. A traction
improving chain is attached to the wheel by straps which are
tightened by a take-up ratchet.
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