Ex Parte Gries et al - Page 1



            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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 THOMAS A. GRIES and MARK J. SALTZMAN                                    
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                                 Appeal No. 2006-0093                                                 
                              Application No. 10/295,326                                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                                       
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          Before FRANKFORT, OWENS, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.                            
          FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                     

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                                   
          This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                                      
          rejection of claims 34 through 62, the only claims remaining in                             
          the application.  Claims 1 through 33 have been canceled.                                   

          Appellants’ invention relates to a pintle hitch assembly of                                 
          the type generally seen in Figure 6 of the application.                                     
          Independent claims 34, 37, 45, 56 and 62 are representative of                              
          the subject matter on appeal and a copy of those claims can be                              
          found in the “Claims Appendix” attached to appellants’ brief.                               














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