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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 10
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ALLA OHLIGER, MAHENDRA MAHESHWARI
and JOE F. SPANGLER
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Appeal No. 1998-1822
Application No. 08/627,213
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ON BRIEF
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Before, KIMLIN, PAK and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner’s refusal
to allow claims 1-14, which are all of the claims pending in
this application.
BACKGROUND
Appellants’ invention relates to a method for making a
perforated panel useful in sound suppression applications.
The method includes the step of drilling a plurality of
apertures in a partially cured sheet of polymer material or a
panel formed thereof. The perforated partially cured sheet or
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