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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 35
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte TOMOMITSU NIWA
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Appeal No. 1998-1103
Application No. 08/668,718
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ON BRIEF1
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Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 8-10, 23 and 24.
Claims 11, 25, 27, 28 and 29 have been allowed.
The invention is directed to a numerically controlled machine tool. More particularly,
a miscellaneous command is output to a sequence controller from a numerical controller.
The miscellaneous command is executed without waiting for the
1An oral hearing scheduled for September 11, 2001, was abruptly canceled that morning due to the
exigencies of the National emergency on that date. Attorneys for appellant were contacted by the Board
Administrator and informed that the hearing was being waived in view of the clear reversal of the examiner’s
decision.
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