The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ JEFFREY BEAM Junior Party,1 LEE A. CHASE Senior Party. ________________ Interference No. 103,836 ________________ 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. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007