Ex Parte IRVIN 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 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 DAVID R. IRVIN, RAJARAM RAMESH                        
                                   and KARL MOLNAR                                    
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 2000-0672                                  
                               Application 08/838,027                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before KRASS, FLEMING, and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1 through 26.                                                        
               The invention relates to a positioning system that improves            
          positioning accuracy by measuring and pre-storing signal delays             
          associated with positioning radio receivers.  See Appellants’               
          Specification Page 4, lines 8-11.  Positioning accuracy is                  

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