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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 TETSUYA KUZE
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Appeal No. 2006-0190
Application No. 10/113,567
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HEARD: JANUARY 26, 2006
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Before OWENS, WALTZ and FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judges.
OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal is from a rejection of claims 1 and 3-5, which
are all of the pending claims.
THE INVENTION
The appellant claims a pneumatic tire comprising sipes
having walls with specified shapes and angles. Claim 1 is
illustrative:
1. A pneumatic tire including multiple blocks formed
on a tread face and defined by and between a plurality of
main grooves extending in a circumferential direction of the
tire and by and between a plurality of sub grooves
intersecting the main grooves, in which zigzag sipes
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