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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN A. BLANKENAGEL
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Appeal No. 2003-2126
Application No. 10/150,318
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, GARRIS, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent
Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1-13 which are all of the claims remaining in the
application.
The subject matter on appeal relates to an apparatus
comprising a battery, a temperature sensor connected to the
battery and a component connected to the battery which heats the
temperature sensor when a current is applied to the component.
This appealed subject matter is adequately illustrated by
independent claim 3 which reads as follows:
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