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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MANOJ AJBANI, CHRISTOPHER KIEHL,
BRUCE RAYMOND HAHN and KEVIN JAMES PYLE
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Appeal No. 2006-0494
Application No. 10/285,801
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRATZ, JEFFREY T. SMITH and FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent
Judges.
KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1-14.
BACKGROUND
Appellants' invention relates to a tread supporting ring
comprising a sulfur cured rubber composition. An understanding
of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim
1, which is reproduced below.
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