Ex Parte Love et al - Page 1



               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               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                     Ex parte LANCE LOVE and JACK D. WHITE, JR.                       
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                                Appeal No. 2004-1078                                  
                             Application No. 09/765,121                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before COHEN, FRANKFORT, and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.           
          FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
          This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                      
          rejection of claims 1 through 11, all of the claims remaining in            
          this application.  Claims 12 through 20 have been canceled.                 

          As noted on page 1 of the specification, appellants'                        
          invention relates to an endless power transmission belt, also               
          known as a V-belt, which belts are widely used for automotive and           
          industrial purposes.  A copy of representative independent claim            





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