Ex parte FREDBERG et al. - 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                    for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 36         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                             Ex parte JEFFREY J. FREDBERG                             
                                    and BRUNO LOUIS                                   
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2001-0250                                 
                              Application No. 08/283,074                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                 HEARD: April 3, 2001                                 
                                     ____________                                     
          Before BARRETT, FLEMING, and BARRY, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                
          the  rejection of claims 1-4, 6-12, 15-18, 20-24, 39, 42-46,                
          54-57, 59-64, 67, 73, 74, 77, 78, 80-83, and 89-91.  We                     
          affirm-in-part.                                                             


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               The invention at issue in this appeal relates to imaging               
          the cross-sectional area of a person's or an animal's airway.               





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