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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 9
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DALE K. WHEELER, ROBERT G. MOORES, JR.,
and
RICHARD T. WALTER
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Appeal No. 2001-0119
Application No. 09/281,870
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, DELMENDO, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent
Judges.
DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the examiner’s final rejection of claims 68 through 99, which are
all of the claims pending in the above-identified application. 1
The subject matter on appeal relates to a cordless (battery-
operated) device such as a power tool or kitchen appliance.
(Specification, page 1, lines 7-9.) Further details of this
1 The appellants canceled claims 1-67 in the preliminary
amendment filed on Mar. 31, 1999 (paper 2). We note, however,
that the amendment has not been clerically entered. In the event
of further prosecution, we trust that the examiner will attend to
this matter.
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