Appeal No. 2006-2084
Reexamination Control No. 90/006,360
outside the 5.5 mm through 6.5 mm range (although it is still less than 90% of the
shank width as recited in claims 1, 2, and 16-18, and '400 patent provide no reason
for the 6.5 mm dimension) and the screw in is not described.
Modification of Max Bar or ETCO to provide an 8 mm width shank and a
0.250" IC diameter insert as taught by Kyocera meets the shank width limitation of
"less than approximately 9 mm," an elongated body portion having "a thickness of
at least approximately 1.0 mm," and an insert having "an inscribed circle having a
diameter less than approximately 90% of the shank width," as recited in claims 1,
2, and 16-18. These dimensions also satisfy the limitations of a shank having "a
width of either 7 mm or 8 mm," as recited in claim 3, and "an axially-elongated
body portion . . . having a thickness of at least approximately 1.0 mm" and a
maximum shank width "within the range of approximately 7 mm through 8 mm,"
as recited in claims 4, 5, 10, and 11. Max Bar and ETCO both teach 35° inserts
satisfying the 35° limitations of claims 2, 11, 17, and 18; the tool shank having a
planar outer surface, as recited in claims 8 and 14; and the outer surface of the
insert being substantially coplanar with the outer surface of the tool shank, as
recited in claims 9 and 15.
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