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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte WILLIAM M. BELTZ
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Appeal No. 2004-1025
Application No. 09/572,674
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ON BRIEF
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Before STAAB, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
William M. Beltz appeals from the final rejection of claims
1 through 15, all of the claims pending in the application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “a device held in the mouth and
useful by individuals having limited or no use of their hands to
simulate mouse manipulation in Graphical User Interface (GUI)
applications” (specification, page 2). Representative claim 1
reads as follows:
1. A device for permitting a person with limited or no use
of the hands to operate and manually input data into a computer
that utilizes a graphical user interface application, said device
comprising:
a mouth-held unit comprising
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