Ex Parte Boulton 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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 12        

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                     
                                     ____________                                   
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                        
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                 
                                     ____________                                   
         Ex parte MARTIN K. BOULT0N, LORENZO MATTABONI, MARK J. PIVAC, and          
                                  MAXWELL A. WESTON                                 
                                     ____________                                   
                                 Appeal No. 2004-0531                               
                              Application No. 09/871,126                            
                                     ____________                                   
                                       ON BRIEF                                     
                                     ____________                                   
         Before COHEN, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.               
         COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                


              This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                
         through 15.  These claims constitute all of the claims remaining           
         in the application.                                                        


              Appellants’ invention pertains to a work machine, and to a            
         method of providing a self-lubricating suspension system for a             


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