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journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DONALD J. MACCLEOD
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Appeal No. 1998-0695
Application 08/400,320
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ON BRIEF
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Before JERRY SMITH, BARRETT and DIXON, Administrative Patent
Judges.
JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1 and 6-9, which
constitute all the claims remaining in the application.
The disclosed invention pertains to the field of disc
drives. In one aspect of the invention, a labyrinth seal is
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