The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication in a law journal
and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
Ex parte BRUCE CHRISTENSON
and
GARY VESELICA
Appeal No. 2005-1710
Application No. 10/057,474
ON BRIEF
Before KIMLIN, GARRIS and WARREN, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 6, 7, 9
and 10. Claim 6 is illustrative:
6. A vibration dampener comprising a metal weight, a precured
elastomeric member and a metal hub adapted to attach to an
automotive engine wherein said metal weight and said metal hub
have a phosphate-coated surface and wherein said elastomeric
member is compression fitted between said metal weight and said
metal hub contacting said phosphate metal surfaces wherein said
elastomeric member is selected from the group consisting of
ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber and ethylene acrylate
copolymer.
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