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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte GERARD JAY BELLASALMA,
JOON TAEK KIM and LLOYD RAMSEY
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Appeal No. 2005-1279
Application No. 09/924,285
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Gerard Jay Bellasalma et al. appeal from the final rejection
(mailed July 30, 2003) of claims 1 through 32, all of the claims
pending in the application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “a low-pressure mold assembly, and
more particularly to a valve assembly for a mold which minimizes
the frequency of flushing” (specification, page 1).
Representative claim 1 reads as follows:
Claim 1. A valve assembly for a low pressure mold assembly
comprising:
a port to a mold assembly;
a coupler for receipt of a mix head along a mix head axis;
a fluid flow passage from said coupler to said port; and
a piston which is substantially rectilinear in
cross-section, said piston movable within said fluid flow passage
along a first axis between a first position which allows flow
from said coupler to said port, and a second position which seals
said port.
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