BEAM vs. CHASE - Page 1



                                                                                                                                       
                        The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for                                  
                        publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.                                         
                                                                                                    Paper No. 109                       

                                   UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                            
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                                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                             
                                                      AND INTERFERENCES                                                                 
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                                                          JEFFREY BEAM                                                                  
                                                             Junior Party,1                                                             
                                                           LEE A. CHASE                                                                 
                                                             Senior Party.                                                              
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                                                      Interference No. 103,836                                                          
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                                           FINAL DECISION UNDER 37 CFR § 1.658                                                          
                        The invention at issue in this interference relates to a vehicle wheel assembly.  The                           
                particular subject matter in issue is illustrated by count 1, the sole count, as follows:                               
                Count 1                                                                                                                 
                        A composite vehicle wheel assembly comprising:                                                                  
                        an annular rim defining a central axis and having a pair of spaced rim flanges;                                 

                                                                                                                                        
                1 Application No. 08/116,712, filed September 3, 1993, now U.S. Patent No. 5,368,370, issued November 29, 1994.         
                Assignors to Thompson International.                                                                                    
                2 Application No. 08/479,658, filed June 7, 1995.  Accorded Benefit of U.S. Application No. 08/412,619, filed           
                March 29, 1995, now Patent No. 5,636,906, issued June 10, 1997; and U.S. Application No. 07/904,180, filed              
                June 25, 1992.                                                                                                          
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