The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte DAVID G. ABDALLAH _____________ Appeal No. 2005-0704 Application No. 09/812,293 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before KIMLIN, GARRIS and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges. KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 2-10 and 21-23. Claims 11-18, the other pending claims in the present application, have been withdrawn from consideration. Claim 21 is illustrative: 21. A green tire incorporating a body ply comprising an elastomeric sheet and a plurality of rows of reinforcement cords embedded therein by extruding an elastomeric material between and around the cords in the plurality of rows, the body ply having edges forming an axially extending seam, wherein each of the reinforcement cords has a diameter d1, wherein adjacentPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007