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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte XIAOLAN SHEN and T. MICHAEL SHORE
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Appeal No. 2004-0170
Application No. 09/288,450
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ON BRIEF
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Before COHEN, STAAB and MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Xiaolan Shen et al. appeal from the final rejection (Paper
No. 24) of claims 1 through 5, 11, 15 and 16. Claims 6 through
10 and 14, the only other claims pending in the application,
stand withdrawn from consideration pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b).
THE INVENTION
The subject matter on appeal relates to “flying shears for
cropping the front and tail ends of hot rolled steel rods and
other like products being delivered from a continuous high speed
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