Ex Parte Bussey et al - Page 1



            1      The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding                       
            2                                precedent of the Board                                                
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            4            UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                 
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            7                  BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                  
            8                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                       
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          11       Ex parte HARRY BUSSEY, JR. and HARRY (BUDDY) BUSSEY, III                                        
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          14                                   Appeal 2006-2859                                                    
          15                                 Application 11/062,725                                                
          16                               Technology Center 3700                                                  
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          18                                                                                                       
          19                                 Decided: July 31, 2007                                                
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          22    Before:  MURRIEL E. CRAWFORD, JENNIFER D. BAHR, and LINDA E.                                       
          23    HORNER Administrative Patent Judges.                                                               
          24                                                                                                       
          25    CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                             
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          27                                                                                                       
          28                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      
          29                                                                                                       
          30                               STATEMENT OF CASE                                                       
          31           Appellants appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 (2002) from a Final                                 
          32    Rejection of claims 1 to 11. Claims 12 to 20 have been withdrawn from                              
          33    consideration. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b) (2002).                                 
          34           Appellants invented a packaging module comprising a porous                                  
          35    deformable membrane with a mass of loose fill elements.  The porous                                





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