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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JAMES E. BERUBE and JAMES T. REED
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Appeal No. 1998-2868
Application No. 08/635,986
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, KRASS and BARRY, Administrative Patent
Judges.
HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1,
2, 7 and 11.
The disclosed invention relates to a portable
communicator for use with a personal security system that
locates emergency transmissions from the portable communicator
in a protected region.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
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