The opinion in support of the decision being entered today: (1) was not written for publication in a law journal;
and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper 31
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JAMES PRITCHARD,
WILLIAM HUMPHREY, and WAYNE SALISBURY,
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Appeal 1999-2534
Application 08/577,9151
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ON BRIEF
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Before: OWENS, LIEBERMAN, and NAGUMO, Administrative Patent Judges.
NAGUMO, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
The appeal is from a decision of a primary examiner rejecting claims 1–3, 5, 7–9,
and 12, which are all the claims remaining in the application. We reverse.
A. Findings of fact
The record supports the following findings by at least a preponderance of the
evidence.2
The invention
1 Application for patent filed December 21, 1995. According to Appellants, the real party in interest is
Davidson Textron, Inc. (Brief at 1.)
2 To the extent these findings of fact discuss legal issues, they may be treated as conclusions of law.
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