Ex Parte STRADINGER 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 22              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                  Ex parte JAY D. STRADINGER and MARK A. PONDELICK                    
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                                Appeal No. 2002-0998                                  
                               Application 09/296,139                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent                
          Judges.                                                                     
          FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   


          This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                      
          rejection of claims 1 through 3, 5 through 14, 16 and 17, all of            
          the claims remaining in this application.  Claims 4 and 15 have             
          been canceled.                                                              


          Appellants’ invention relates to a vacuum waste tank formed                 
          of thermoplastic material and used in a vacuum drainage system.             

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