The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was
not written for publication and is not binding precedent of
the Board.
Paper No. 14
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ANATOLE J. SIPIN
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Appeal No. 2000-1219
Application No. 08/905,910
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ON BRIEF
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Before PATE, STAAB, and MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.
PATE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claim 12.
Claim 11, the only other pending claim, has been allowed.
The claimed invention is directed to a continuous fluid
injection pump for pumping purge liquid to lubricate the
bearings and protect the rotating seals of an implanted rotary
blood pump. The invention is characterized by a pumping
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