Ex Parte Kretchman 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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                       Ex parte LEN C. KRETCHMAN and DAVID GESKE                      
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                                 Appeal No. 2003-1754                                 
                              Application No. 09/821,137                              
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                               HEARD: December 10, 2003                               
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          Before  KRATZ, JEFFREY T. SMITH and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative             
          Patent Judges.                                                              
          KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's refusal to            
          allow claims 45-54, which are all of the claims pending in this             
          application.                                                                
                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellants' invention relates to a method of making a                  
          crustless sandwich comprising first and second cut bread portions           
          that are formed by cutting through both bread slices.  The cut              






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