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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CHARLES R. SPERRY, NEIL E. RICE, JR. and SUZANNE SCOTT
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Appeal No. 2005-1159
Application No. 09/760,189
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, MCQUADE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 2, 4-
11 and 13-20. Claims 3 and 12 have been canceled.
We REVERSE.
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to fluid dispensers and related apparatus used
to produce on-demand foam-in-place packaging cushions and, more particularly, to an
improved system for delivering cleaning solvent to certain portions of such fluid
dispensers that are particularly susceptible to occlusion due to build-up and hardening
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