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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DAVID NEFF
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Appeal No. 2006-2390
Application No. 10/659,817
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, WARREN, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative
Patent Judges.
JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Appellant appeals the Examiner’s final rejection of claims
1 to 5, 11 to 17 and 19, all of the pending claims. We have
jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.
Claims 1 to 5, 11 to 17 and 19 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Stankiewicz.1
Appellant’s invention relates to an apparatus for filtering
molten metal. The apparatus comprises a filter body having a
beveled end. Representative claims 1, 4, and 13, as presented
in the Brief, are reproduced below:
1U.S. Patent 4,964,993 issued on October 23, 1990 to Stankiewicz.
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