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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board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. 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 JOHN E. KING and JAMES T. CARPENTER
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Appeal No. 1998-0503
Application 08/539,8581
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, MARTIN, and BARRETT, Administrative Patent
Judges.
MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the examiner's final rejection of claims 2, 3, 7-11, 14,
15, and 17-35 under 35 U.S.C. § 103, with claim 36 standing
objected to for depending on a rejected claim. We reverse. 2
1Application filed October 6, 1995.
2The examiner's 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph
rejections of claim 9 for twice reciting "a switch" and of
claim 15 as lacking an antecedent for "the base center axis"
(Final Rejection at 2) were withdrawn in the Answer (at 11).
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