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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 36
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JACKSON HACKER JONES
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Appeal No. 2002-2132
Application 09/124,907
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HEARD: February 19, 2003
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Before COHEN, FRANKFORT, and MCQUADE, Administrative Patent
Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Jackson Hacker Jones appeals from the final rejection (Paper
No. 24) of claims 1, 3 through 14 and 17 through 23, all of the
claims pending in the application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “a device for varying a cylinder’s
effective diameter which for example can be arranged in a folding
apparatus for processing a web of material” (specification, page
1). Representative claim 1 reads as follows:
1. Device for varying an effective diameter of the [sic, a]
cylinder comprising:
a shell member removably mounted on a surface of the
cylinder;
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