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               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               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 37                                                                
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                               Ex parte JAMES W. RUDOLPH                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2003-1362                                 
                              Application No. 09/178,399                              
                                     ____________                                     
                               HEARD:  December 11, 2003                              
                                     ____________                                     
          Before BARRETT, GROSS, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent               
          Judges.                                                                     
          GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 1 through 14, which are all of the claims               
          pending in this application.                                                
               Appellant's invention relates to a method and apparatus for            
          measuring weight during a CVI/CVD process.  Claim 1 is                      
          illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:             
               1.   A method to determine the change in weight of parts in            
          a furnace during a CVI/CVD process, comprising the step of:                 
          measuring the change in weight of the entire furnace, including             
          contents, during the CVI/CVD process.                                       







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