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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JERRY H. CHISNELL
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Appeal No. 2004-1361
Application No. 09/430,574
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ON BRIEF
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Before COHEN, FRANKFORT and MCQUADE, Administrative Patent
Judges.
Per Curiam.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Jerry H. Chisnell appeals from the final rejection (Paper
No. 13) of claims 1, 2 and 5. Claims 6 through 15 stand allowed
and claims 3 and 4, the only other claims pending in the
application, stand objected to as depending from a rejected base
claim.
THE INVENTION
The subject matter on appeal relates to a tubular connection
which is defined in representative claim 1 as follows:
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