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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JAMES T. BEALS, SAMUEL D. DRAPER, JOSE LOPES,
STEPHEN D. MURRAY and BRANDON W. SPANGLER
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Appeal No. 2006-2203
Application No. 10/687,231
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, GARRIS and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 11-24.
Claim 11 is illustrative:
11. A refractory metal core for maintaining a core in
a desired position with respect to a wax die and avoiding
core shift during casting comprising:
a core element formed from a refractory metal
material;
said core element having a planar central portion
and at least one integrally formed spring tab means for
providing spring loading when closed in said wax die for
creating a spring-like effect for positioning the core
element in the wax die and maintaining the position of the
core during shelling.
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