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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte STEWART B. DOBSON
and MALEK ABDUL MASSIH
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Appeal No. 2004-0526
Application No. 09/981,975
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HEARD: May 4, 2004
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Before ABRAMS, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Steward B. Dobson and Malek Abdul Massih (appellants) appeal
from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-4 and 7-9, all the
claims currently pending in the application.
Appellants’ invention pertains to a tool for driving a headed
fastener, and more particularly to a socket type tool or a
nutsetter. A further understanding of the invention can be derived
from a reading of claim 1, the sole independent claim on appeal,
which reads as follows (with emphasis added):
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