Appeal No. 2002-1572
Application No. 09/286,088
7. A method of producing a sheet of brake lining material
in a mold having a mold base and a mold frame, said method
comprising the steps of:
placing a pre-specified amount of brake lining material
within a mold cavity having a volume defined by said mold base
and said mold frame;
forming said pre-specified volume of brake lining material
within said mold cavity;
adjusting said volume of said mold cavity to equal said
volume of said pre-specified amount of brake lining material
during said forming step to produce said sheet of brake lining
material; and
terminating said forming step when a pre-determined molding
pressure is applied to said sheet of brake lining material.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Haas et al. (Haas) 3,534,439 Oct. 20, 1970
Fukuoka, Japanese Patent 56-92040 Jul. 25, 1981
Document1
THE REJECTION
Claims 7 through 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Haas in view of Fukuoka.
1 The record indicates that an English language translation
of this reference, prepared by United States Patent and Trademark
Office, has been mailed to the appellant.
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