Ex parte NELSON 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                                      and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21                         
                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                   
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                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                     
                                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                          
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                                Ex parte FREDERICK W. NELSON, KENT R. HAWK,                                                
                                      TERENCE D. PICKETT, WAYNE F. SMITH                                                   
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                                                 Appeal No. 1999-1113                                                      
                                              Application No. 08/888,354                                                   
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                                                       ON BRIEF                                                            
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              Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH and BLANKENSHIP,  Administrative Patent Judges.                                    
              KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                          

                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                         
                     This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-7, all of the pending               
              claims.                                                                                                      
                     The invention is directed to a grain moisture sensor for an agricultural combine and                  
              is best illustrated by reference to representative independent claim 1 reproduced as                         
              follows:                                                                                                     




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