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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KAZUHIRO TAKEDA
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Appeal 2006-2853
Application 10/145,933
Technology Center 3600
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Decided: March 23, 2007
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Before TERRY J. OWENS, STUART S. LEVY, and LINDA E. HORNER,
Administrative Patent Judges.
OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
The Appellant appeals from a rejection of claims 1-42, which are all
of the pending claims. In the Examiner’s Answer the rejection is withdrawn
as to claims 7-9, 11, 12, 14-21, 26-33 and 35-42 (Answer 2).
THE INVENTION
The Appellant claims an apparatus for determining when to shift a
bicycle chain from one sprocket to another. Claim 1 is illustrative:
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