Paper No. 17 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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte DAVID BAKER ______________ Appeal No. 97-1080 Application 08/201,7331 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before CALVERT, MEISTER, and PAK, Administrative Patent Judges. MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL David Baker (the appellant) appeals from the final rejection of 1, 2, 6, 8-11 and 16. Claims 3-5 and 12-15, the only other claims remaining in the application, stand allowed. We reverse. The appellant’s invention pertains to (1) a spacecraft, (2) a liquid pumping arrangement and (3) to an apparatus. Independent claims 1, 8 and 16 are further illustrative of the 1Application for patent filed February 25, 1994. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007