Ex Parte Wheat 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        written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.          


                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                    __________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                    __________                                      
                             Ex parte GARY EUGENE WHEAT,                            
                                  TERRI KAY BROWN,                                  
                                ROGER DALE WUSTMAN,                                 
                                        and                                         
                                JOSEPH DAVID RIGNEY                                 
                                    __________                                      
                                Appeal No. 2004-2027                                
                             Application No. 09/670,189                             
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                                      ON BRIEF                                      
                                    ___________                                     
         Before PAK, WARREN, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.            
         DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
              This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 (2003)          
         from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 20 (final          
         Office action mailed Apr. 25, 2003), which are all of the claims           
         pending in the above-identified application.1                              
              The subject matter on appeal relates to a method for coating          
         an article (e.g., airfoils of gas turbine blades and vanes).               

              1  In reply to the final Office action, the appellants                
         submitted two amendments pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.116                        
         (2003)(effective Feb. 5, 2001).  The first, which was filed on             
         Jul. 21, 2003, was refused entry.  (Advisory action mailed Aug.            
         4, 2003.)  The second, which was filed on Aug. 25, 2003, was               
         entered for purposes of this appeal.  (Advisory action mailed              
         Oct. 8, 2003.)                                                             






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