Ex parte MARUSKA et al. - Page 1




               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               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                   Ex parte DAVID W. MARUSKA and JONATHAN C. CROWELL                  
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                                 Appeal No. 1998-0714                                 
                              Application No. 08/092,622                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before BARRETT, DIXON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 1 through 16, which are all of the claims               
          pending in this application.                                                
               Appellants' invention relates to a clustered computer                  
          system.  Specifically, the system includes at least two                     
          central processing units and a single power source in a                     
          cabinet, with one central processing unit enclosed in a                     
          housing that can be physically mounted in a disk drive slot of              








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