Ex Parte Forman 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          written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DAVID M. FORMAN, DAVID T. JENNINGS III                                          
                                     and GIMTONG TEOWEE                                                       
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                                    Appeal No. 2006-1482                                                      
                                 Application No. 10/619,890                                                   
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                                          ON BRIEF                                                            
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          Before CRAWFORD, LEVY, and NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judges.                                     
          LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                  

                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                                        
                This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                                        
          rejection of claims 1, 3-5, 7 and 10-15.                                                            

          We AFFIRM-IN-PART.                                                                                  
                                        BACKGROUND                                                            
                The appellants' invention relates to firing-readiness                                         
          diagnostics of a pyrotechnic device such as an electronic                                           
          detonator (specification, page 1).                                                                  














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