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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte THOMAS A. JENNINGS, THEODORE A. PIERCE,
EUGENE C. PIERCE and CHRISTOPHER A. ONUFRIK
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Appeal No. 2003-0161
Application No. 09/578,575
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ON BRIEF
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Before ABRAMS, OWENS and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges
OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 17-20,
which are all of the claims remaining in the application.
THE INVENTION
The appellants claim a method for vending chilled dairy
products and claim a chilled item server. Claims 17 and 18 are
illustrative:
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