US 8,899,631 C1 (12,794th)
Brunnian link making device and kit
Cheong Choon Ng, Novi, MI (US)
Filed by Choon's Design Inc., Wixom, MI (US)
Assigned to CHOON'S DESIGN LLC, Wixom, MI (US)
Reexamination Request No. 90/019,235, Aug. 9, 2023.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 8,899,631, issued Dec. 2, 2014, Appl. No. 13/626,057, Sep. 25, 2012.
Application 90/019,235 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/227,638, filed on Sep. 8, 2011, granted, now 8,485,565.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/410,399, filed on Nov. 5, 2010.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Dec. 11, 2024.
Int. Cl. B65H 69/04 (2006.01); A44C 5/00 (2006.01); A44C 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC A44C 5/0069 (2013.01) [A44C 27/00 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 7-19 is confirmed.
Claim 2 is cancelled.
Claims 1, 4 and 20 are determined to be patentable as amended.
Claims 3, 5-6 and 21-24, dependent on an amended claim, are determined to be patentable.
1. A device for creating an item consisting of a series of links, the device comprising:
a template including at least two pins spaced apart from each other, each of the pins including a first end, a base end, and an access groove [ and a bridge portion extending between the base end of each of the pins] , wherein the first end includes an outwardly extending flange and is interrupted by the access groove.
4. The [ A ] device for creating an item consisting of a series of links, the device comprising:
a template including at least two pins spaced part from each other, each of the pins including a first end, a base end, and an access groove; and
a bridge portion extending between the base end of each of the pins, wherein the first end includes an outwardly extending flange and each of the access grooves extend entirely through each of the pins including the first end and the base end.
20. The kit as recited in claim 10 [ A kit for creating an item consisting of a series of links, the kit comprising:
a template including at least two pins spaced apart from each other, each of the pins including a first end, a base end, and an access groove; and
at least one clip including inward facing ends for securing ends of the series of links together] , wherein the first end includes an outwardly extending flange.