The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board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 BILLIE JEAN LONGSTRETH
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Appeal No. 2006-2383
Application 09/025,896
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ON BRIEF
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Before OWENS, CRAWFORD and FETTING, Administrative Patent Judges.
OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal is from a rejection of claim 7, which is the only pending claim.
THE INVENTION
The appellant claims a cylindrical, non-powered, hand operated cabbage cutter, one
end of which has a closed top covered by a handgrip, and the other end of which is open
and is filed or rubbed down to a smooth, thin, sharp cutting and chopping edge. Claim 7 is
as follows:
Claim 7. I claim a cabbage cutter that is non-powered and hand-operated
for cutting and chopping cabbage comprising a hollow, metal, cylindrical body having
two ends and when placed in a perpendicular position has a top and a bottom that are
connected by a cylindrical wall; the top is closed and has a permanently affixed
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