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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JACK AYERS and KHERSHED P. COOPER
Appeal No. 2000-0892
Application 08/673,762
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, DELMENDO, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative
Patent Judges.
PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner’s refusal
to allow claims 1 through 13 and 31 through 36. Claims 14
through 30 are withdrawn from further consideration as being
drawn to non elected claims.
Claim 1 is representative of the subject matter on appeal
and is set forth below:
1. A rapidly spinning cup molten metal atomizer
capable of continuous operation comprising:
cup means having an inner wall designed to
permit rapid spinning of said cup and said inner
wall having an upper lip with no upper lid;
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