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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 BRIAN GALLAGHER
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Appeal No. 2006-0709
Application No. 10/780,805
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, WARREN and FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-10.
Claims 1 and 7 are illustrative:
1. A training bat comprising:
a barrel section having a first diameter, said first
diameter being less than 2 1/4 inches;
a transition section having first and second ends, said
transition section having a decreasing diameter from said
first end to said second end, said first end being
operatively connected to said barrel section where said
diameter of said first end is substantially equivalent to
said first diameter of said barrel section; and
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