Ex parte FAULKNER et al. - Page 1




                                  THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                                
                         The opinion in support of the decision being entered                                                                 
                         today (1) was not written for publication in a law                                                                   
                         journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                               
                                                                                                        Paper No. 15                          

                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                                              Ex parte NATHAN HOYT FAULKNER                                                                   
                                                                    and                                                                       
                                                     RONALD D. NORDENBROCK                                                                    
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                                                        Appeal No. 95-3444                                                                    
                                                    Application 08/037,3041                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before CALVERT, STAAB and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                              
                CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                         

                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 to                                                            
                21, all the claims in the application.  Claim 1 is illustrative                                                               
                of the subject matter in issue:                                                                                               
                         1.  A busway joint for connecting at least two busbars                                                               
                having a predefined thickness, the joint comprising:                                                                          



                         1Application for patent filed March 25, 1993.                                                                        
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