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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 SHINOBU TANAKA
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Appeal No. 2005-1510
Application No. 09/883,279
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, PATE, and McQUADE, 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 and 2. Claims 3 through 9, the only other
claims in the application, stand allowed.
As noted on page 1 of the specification, appellant’s
invention relates to a load handling apparatus for a
counterbalance type forklift in which actions of lifting and
lowering a fork, and tilting a mast are conducted by means of a
single operating lever for handling a load. The load handling
apparatus is configured so as to prevent the action condition
from being suddenly changed by an erroneous operation, thereby
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