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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOHN A. HUMMEL and HAROLD J. FRABONI
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Appeal No. 2006-1653
Application No. 09/840,434
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ON BRIEF
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Before CRAWFORD, NAPPI, and FETTING, Administrative Patent Judges.
CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 to 9,
which are all of the claims pending in this application.
The appellants' invention relates to silent chain and sprocket systems
(specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to
the appellants' brief.
THE PRIOR ART
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
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