PACHOLOK V. HUTMACHER et al. - Page 1




                        The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for                                   
                        publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.                                          
                                                                                                  Paper No. 55                         

                                   UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                             
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                                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                              
                                                      AND INTERFERENCES                                                                  
                                                          _______________                                                                
                                                       DAVID R. PACHOLOK                                                                 
                                                            Junior Party, 1                                                              
                              HENRY H. HUTMACHER, JOHN E. WILL, JAMES YOUNGMAN,                                                          
                                           PHILLIP D. LANE and MICHAEL V. BELL                                                           
                                                            Senior Party. 2                                                              
                                                         ________________                                                                
                                                       Interference No. 103,830                                                          
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                                              FINAL HEARING:  December 13, 2000                                                          
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                Before URYNOWICZ, MARTIN and LEE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                          
                URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                  

                                                         FINAL DECISION                                                                  
                        The invention at issue in this interference relates to an apparatus and method for disabling                     
                a vehicle.  The particular subject matter in issue is illustrated by counts 1 and 2 as follows:                          
                Count 1                                                                                                                  
                        A vehicle disabling device capable of contacting a pursued vehicle, sending an electrical                        
                discharge therethrough, and disabling at least one electric system of a vehicle; the vehicle                             

                                                                                                                                         
                1  Application No. 08/367,581, filed January 3, 1995, now U.S. Patent No. 5,503,059, issued April 2, 1996.               
                2  Application No. 08/273,560, filed July 11, 1994.  Assignors to Jaycor.                                                




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