Appeal No. 2005-2687
Application 10/322,194
12. A piece of cut metal formed by a metal cutting
apparatus, comprising:
first and second surfaces, said first and second surfaces
being disposed on opposite sides of said cut metal; and
an edge connecting said first and second surfaces, wherein
said edge has a grain pattern that is not perpendicular to said
first and second surfaces of said cut metal.
21. A piece of cut metal formed by a metal cutting
apparatus, comprising:
a metal base; and
a cooled slag semi-adhering to the metal base.
The examiner relies upon the following references in the
rejection of the appealed claims:
Jones 2,289,786 July 14, 1942
Babcock 2,301,923 Nov. 17, 1942
Meincke 2,470,999 July 28, 1944
Bissonnette 5,944,915 Aug. 31, 1999
Appellant’s claimed invention is directed to a piece of
cut metal having slag semi-adhered to the metal base.
Claims 9-15, 21 and 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over any one of Bissonnette,
Babcock, Meincke or Jones. Claims 21 and 22 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated each of
Bissonnette, Babcock and Jones.
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