Ex parte UTTERBERG - Page 1




                    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                   and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                             Ex parte DAVID S. UTTERBERG                              
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                                Appeal No. 2000-1995                                  
                             Application No. 08/850,277                               
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                                HEARD: April 11, 2001                                 
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          Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and                  
          COHEN and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.                            
          McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               David S. Utterberg appeals from the final rejection of                 
          claims 1 through 8, 10 through 12 and 14 through 19, all of                 
          the claims pending in the application.                                      
                                    THE INVENTION                                     
               The invention relates to a hemodialysis pump set having                
          branch line connectors designed to facilitate automated                     








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