The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication in a law journal
and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 32
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
Ex parte STEPHEN C. WARDLAW
Appeal No. 2003-1489
Application No. 09/256,486
ON BRIEF
Before KIMLIN, GARRIS and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-15,
17-20, 22, 23, 28, 29, 31, 33 and 40-44. Claims 21 and 24-27,
the other claims remaining in the present application, have been
allowed by the examiner. Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A container for holding a biologic fluid sample for
analysis, said container comprising:
a chamber having a first wall and a transparent second wall,
wherein a fluid sample quiescently residing within said chamber
is imageable through said second wall;
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