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not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding
precedent of the Board.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. 30
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PAUL G. WRIGHT, LOWELL R. NICKOLAUS, PAUL T. BUSBOOM,
JEROME J. KAZAKEVICIUS, JOHN D. HULL and RALPH E. SETTER
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Appeal No. 1997-4046
Application No. 08/040,117
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HEARD: February 22, 2000
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Before ABRAMS, STAAB, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner
finally rejecting claims 11-32 and 36. Claims 1-10 and 33-35
have been allowed.
The appellants’ invention is directed to an apparatus for
sampling liquids (claims 11-18 and 36), a sample container top
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