The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication in a law journal
and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 30
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
Ex parte DENNIS E. GATES and SCOTT E. GREENFIELD
Appeal No. 2001-2351
Application No. 08/772,443
ON BRIEF
Before URYNOWICZ, FLEMING and BARRY, Administrative Patent
Judges.
URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1, 3, 4,
9, 11, 12, 17-26 and 31-34. In the answer at page 7, lines 16-
18, the examiner has withdrawn the rejection of claims 24 and 25,
and has indicated that those claims are allowable.
The invention pertains to a controller. Claim 1 is
illustrative and reads as follows:
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