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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KENNETH J. MCNULTY, NEIL YEOMAN, AND
MATTHEW BUCHHOLZ
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Appeal No. 2000-1111
Application 08/881,969
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ON BRIEF
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Before PAK, 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 and 4-
15, all the claims pending in this application. Claims 2 and 3 have been canceled.
REPRESENTATIVE CLAIM
Claim 1, which is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal, reads as follows:
1. A hollow, saddle-shaped packing structure comprising:
an outer saddle-shaped shell element including a porous outer semi-cylindrical
side wall and
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