Ex parte CHU - 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                         journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13                         
                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                                                     Ex parte WEI-CHUN CHU                                                                    
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                                                        Appeal No. 97-1403                                                                    
                                                Application No. 08/275,2141                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before URYNOWICZ, HAIRSTON and CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent                                                              
                Judges.                                                                                                                       
                HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                        


                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                                                               
                through 3 and 5 through 9.                                                                                                    
                         The disclosed invention relates to a method for validating                                                           
                pressure test data obtained from a well that includes the step of                                                             
                extending a pressure measurement instrument into the well to a                                                                
                predetermined depth.  The pressure measurement instrument has a                                                               
                first gauge for measuring absolute pressure, and a second gauge                                                               


                         1Application for patent filed July 14, 1994.                                                                         





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