THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION
The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today (1) was not written for publication in a law
journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 18
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte RANDOLPH KWOK-KIN CHIU, KEITH A. PENNEY,
DONALD R. VAN UUM and WILLIAM T. PHILLIPS, Jr.
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Appeal No. 96-0770
Application No. 08/193,9821
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ON BRIEF
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Before URYNOWICZ, HAIRSTON and MARTIN, Administrative Patent
Judges.
HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1
through 6. An Amendment After Final (paper number 6) was
submitted by appellants to cancel the withdrawn claims 7 through
20.
The disclosed invention relates to the shape of the firing
surfaces on noble metal firing tips affixed to the pair of
electrodes on a spark plug. The shape of the firing surfaces on
1Application for patent filed February 8, 1994.
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