20. Bernardy or Powell conceived of an improved design for the blade in which the
openings formed by the cutting segment was disposed radially outward of the
cutting segment.
21. This blade with an improved design is the blade of the '700 patent and the'936
application and appears below:
26
10 "211
2ż2 20
5214
32 12
2
14 tiż. 3
.0
S POWELL X" q No.. j007
Pow"'
209 N.- 104,671
Reduction to practice by munior party in 1996
22. Mr. Bernardy alleges that he hand crafted the first blade with this improved
design. He gives several time frames for this reduction to practice. At one point
he says late 1996 which would indicate November or December of 1996 (Powell
Record at page 168). At another point he says he made a prototype some time in
late fall of 1996 which would indicate October or November of 1996 (Powell
-8-
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