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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HONG W.C. TSE,
KOK K. YAP,
and
BERNARDUS F.R.I. WILKENS
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Appeal No. 2000-0332
Application No. 08/637,838
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and BARRY, Administrative Patent
Judges.
HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims
1 through 25.
The disclosed invention relates to an automatic shut-off
and indication device for an electric heating appliance. In
the device, an orientation signal that indicates the different
orientations of the appliance is used by a timer for the
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