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            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            written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                      
                                   _____________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                   _____________                                    
                  Ex parte JAMES KENNETH WALLACE, DAVID C. KAMP,                    
                             and WILLIAM E. FILLMORE                                
                                   _____________                                    
                                Appeal No. 2001-0079                                
                             Application No. 09/092,702                             
                                  ______________                                    
                                     ON BRIEF                                       
                                  _______________                                   

         Before RUGGIERO, LALL, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent              
         Judges.                                                                    
         RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
              This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection of          
         claims 7-10, 19-22, 25, and 26.  Claims 11 and 23 have been                
         allowed, and claims 1-6, 12-18, and 24 have been canceled.                 
              The disclosed invention relates to a liquid containment and           
         dispensing device having a self-contained pump.  The device has            
         the capability of dispensing the liquid in small doses, such as            
         the dispensing of printing ink for use in an ink jet printer.              








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