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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board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 TOSHIHIRO ENDO,
YASUO YAMAMOTO and
TADAYUKI WAKATABI
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Appeal No. 2006-0145
Application 09/639,850
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, KRASS, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from twice-rejected claims 2-8.
The invention is directed to a pump for supplying ink to an ink supply roll of a stencil printer.
Conventionally, a piston pump or a plunger pump was used. When ultraviolet ray curing ink is used
in such a stencil printer, curing of the ink at a part where friction by sliding is applied to the ink can
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