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            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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14         

                       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 KEITH CHAPMAN                             
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                                 Appeal No. 2001-0680                                 
                              Application No. 09/141,637                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, COHEN and            
          STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.                                        
          STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         





                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final              
          rejection of claims 1, 3, 4, 8 and 9, which all the claims                  
          currently pending in the application.                                       
               Appellant’s invention pertains to a portable toilet or potty           
          for children.  As illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the portable              
          toilet comprises a base 1 having a floor with a raised portion 4, a         
          removable seat 7 having a circular rim 8, and a lid 12.  A further          






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