The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board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 BRET A. FERREE
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Appeal No. 2006-1877
Application 10/434,931
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HEARD: August 10, 2006
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Before FRANKFORT, OWENS and NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judges.
FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 4 and
6 through 8, all of the claims remaining in the application. Claim 5 has been cancelled.
As noted on page 1 of the specification, appellant’s invention relates to artificial disc
replacement (ADR) devices for the human spine including springs and other improvements.
When asked at the oral hearing held on August 10, 2006, appellant’s representative
indicated that the claims on appeal were readable on embodiments such as those seen in
Figures 21A, 21B, 25A, 25B and 25D of the application drawings. Independent claim 1 is
representative of the subject matter on appeal and reads as follows:
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