In re Herchenrider

This is an appeal from a decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming the decision of the examiner rejecting, as unpatentable over the cited prior art, claims 1, 2, 13, 14, 17, 18, and 20 to 27, inclusive, of appellant’s application. No claims were allowed.

Claims 1 and 13 are illustrative of the claims on appeal and read as follows:

*8771. The method of surfacing strip material and the like which comprises imparting traveling movement to the material and simultaneously maintaining an abrasive strip in contact with the material and effecting continuous traveling…