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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 REUEL S. OROCIO and THANG D. VU
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Appeal No. 2005-2192
Application No. 10/047,865
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, McQUADE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Reuel S. Orocio et al. appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1 and 2, all of the claims pending in the application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “a pump impeller that is
constructed to be in precise alignment and the method of
manufacturing same” (specification, page 1). Claims 1 and 2 read
as follows:
l. A method of manufacturing a pump impeller comprising:
forming in a single molding operation a shroud, vanes
and shaft sleeve so as to precisely obtain alignment of an axis
of rotation of said sleeve with a longitudinal center axis of an
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