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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte SANJAY SAMPATH
and
JACK E. VANDERPOOL
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Appeal No. 1999-2173
Application No. 08/865,952
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ON BRIEF
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Before OWENS, WALTZ, and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent
Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 9, 13,
14, 16 through 18, and 21, which are the only claims remaining
in this application (Brief, page 2).
According to appellants, the invention is directed to a
composite powder for thermal spray applications where the
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