Ex Parte WU et al - Page 1




                   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                              publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21                      
                             UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                             
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                                 BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                
                                             AND INTERFERENCES                                                     
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                                           Ex parte SU-SYIN WU AND                                                 
                                              CHARLES HOWLETT                                                      
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                                              Appeal No. 2000-0315                                                 
                                              Application 08/671,983                                               
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                                                    ON BRIEF                                                       
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             Before LIEBERMAN, TIMM, and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                      
             MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                   
                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                    

                    This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from a final rejection of claims 1 - 18, all           
             of the claims pending in this application.                                                            
                                                     CLAIMS                                                        
                    Claims 1 is representative of the claims on appeal, and read as follow:                        
                    1.     A sterilization container for sterilizing instruments comprising:                       
                    an enclosing wall;                                                                             
                    a base portion of said wall;                                                                   
                    a plurality of drainage apertures through the base portion;                                    







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