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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 STUART T. MAYNARD JR.
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Appeal No. 1999-1995
Application No. 08/772,840
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ON BRIEF
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Before DIXON, GROSS, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 72, 73, and 75 through 77. Claim 74 is
objected as dependent upon a rejected base claim.
Appellant's invention relates to a support for an
appendage of an operator at a work station. Claim 72 is
illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as
follows:
72. An apparatus for supporting a human operator appendage at
a work station and allowing support of said appendage during
motions imparted generally in front of said operator both
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