Ex Parte Poirier 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                      for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                    
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                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                       
                                     AND INTERFERENCES                                
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                       Ex parte MARC ANDRE POIRIER and SHLOMO ANTIKA                  
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                                    Appeal No. 2005-2510                              
                                 Application No. 10/122,049                           
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                                          ON BRIEF                                    
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               Before WARREN, KRATZ and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.           
               KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                    


                                      DECISION ON APPEAL                              
                   This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's                   
               refusal to allow claim 15, which is the only claim pending             
               in this application.                                                   
                                           BACKGROUND                                 
                   Appellant’s invention relates to a method for enhancing            
               erosion resistance of a phosphate ester based hydraulic                
               fluid by adding potassium perfluorobutane sulfonate to the             
               fluid in an amount from about 0.01 to 0.5 weight percent               






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