Appeal No. 2000-0584
Application No. 08/845,673
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “a grinding wheel for grinding
edges of eye glasses” (specification, page 1). Claim 51 is
illustrative and reads as follows:
51. A precision grinding disc for grinding edges of eye
glasses, the grinding disc comprising:
a base member comprising a plastic disc having an outer
circumference;
and
an annular module made of a metallic ring having an
inner circumference and a peripheral face with an
abrasive coating comprising abrasive particles and
metal particles, the abrasive coating being sintered to
the peripheral face of the metal ring and the inner
circumference being free of the abrasive coating,
wherein the inner circumference of the annular module
is attached concentrically around the base member at
the outer circumference of the plastic disc.
THE PRIOR ART
The items relied upon by the examiner to support the final
rejection are:
Ries et al. (Ries) 2,475,517 Jul. 5, 1949
Wernicke1 DE 3537331 A1 Apr. 23, 1987
(Published German Patent Application)
1The record contains an English language translation of this
reference supplied by the appellant.
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