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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 J. WELLS
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Appeal No. 2006-0948
Application 10/354,7561
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, PAK and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1 through 15. We REVERSE.
Independent claim 1 is representative of the subject
matter on appeal and is set forth below:
1. A method of applying a web of insulator
material to a spring assembly, said web of
insulator material being adapted to separate said
spring assembly from padding to be applied to
said spring assembly, said method comprising:
feeding a spring assembly between a pair of
guide rollers;
unrolling a web of insulator material from a
roll of said insulator material;
1 Application for patent filed January 30, 2003.
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