Ex Parte MUENCH 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 15              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                Ex parte FRANK JOHN MUENCH, Jr., GORDON THOMAS BORCK                  
          and ALLEN LEROY JOHNSON                                                     
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                                Appeal No. 2001-0114                                  
                               Application 09/240,712                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and GROSS, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1 through 12 and 16 through 27.                                      
               The invention relates to a current limiting fuse.  Figure 1            
          shows a cutaway side view of a current limiting fuse of the                 
          invention with two winding supports.  See page 3, lines 31                  
          through 32, of Appellants’ specification.  In particular, the               

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