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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 12
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MARKKU MUSTONEN
and TED Q. COBB, JR.
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Appeal No. 1998-2395
Application No. 08/657,979
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH, and GROSS, Administrative Patent
Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 through 8 and 10 through 12, which are all
of the claims pending in this application.
Appellants' invention relates to a sampling apparatus which
collects process by filling a sample container with a known
volume. The result is that the sample is consistent from one
time to the next. Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed
invention, and it reads as follows:
1. Sampling apparatus, for use in taking a sample of
process from a process line, said sampling apparatus comprising a
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