Application of Laurance F. Van Mater and Kenneth E. Campbell

RICH, Judge.

This appeal is from the divided decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals affirming the rejection of claims 27 and 39 in application serial No. 622,169, filed November 14, 1956, for “Manufacture of Metal Band Saws and the Like Including Blanks and Alloys Therefor.” No claims stand allowed, but the examiner’s rejection of method claim 40 was reversed by the board.

The invention relates to a bandsaw or hacksaw blade and to the method of making same, herein referred to simply as the “saw.” The saw has two principal zones or regions, a cutting edge composed of high-speed tool…