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(2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MICHAEL P. ELAND and KEVIN L. MILLER
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Appeal No. 1998-2498
Application No. 08/603,696
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-12, all of the
pending claims.
The invention is directed to position sensors. In order to improve on prior art
systems, wherein the position of a magnetic reading head is determined by accurately
determining a switch trip position, but wherein the trigger position of the switch varied from
drive to drive due to component and assembly tolerances, the instant invention accurately
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