The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 11
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MITCHELL LEVINSON
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Appeal No. 2000-0298
Application No. 08/832,013
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ON BRIEF
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Before PATE, McQUADE and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent
Judges.
CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 through 14, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
The appellant's invention relates to a sensor which
includes a biasing means having an initial relaxed position
which is compressed. The biasing means is expandable upon the
absorption of fluid. An understanding of the invention can be
derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which appears in
the appendix to the appellant’s brief.
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