Ex Parte DEVENYI 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                                      publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 45                  
                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                     
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                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                       
                                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                                           
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                                 Ex parte GABOR DEVENYI and KEVIN WAGNER                                                     
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                                                  Appeal No. 2002-0588                                                       
                                               Application No. 08/566,206                                                    
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                                                        ON BRIEF                                                             
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              Before HAIRSTON, DIXON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                               
              DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                            


                                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                                          
                      This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-6, 9,                     
              19-21, 23, 24, 27 and 29.  Claims 7, 11-16, 18, and 25 are withdrawn as non-elected                            
              claims.  Claims 8, 10, 17, 22, 26 and 28 are cancelled.                                                        
                      We REVERSE.                                                                                            
                      Appellants’ invention relates to an electrically driven bistable mechanical                            
              actuator.  An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary                        
              claim 1, which is reproduced below.                                                                            
                             1.     An actuator, comprising:                                                                 
                             an annular electromagnet having a bore therethrough with a bore                                 
                      axis;                                                                                                  





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