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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte LOUIS B. PORZILLI
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Appeal No. 2001-0913
Application No. 09/002,058
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judges.
HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 34. In an Amendment
After Final (paper number 17), claims 6, 281 and 33 were amended.
The disclosed invention relates to an acoustic wave enhancing means coupled to the resonant
chamber of a stringed instrument to selectively enhance only the acoustic waves of a lower portion
of a range of frequencies.
1 Based upon the amendment, the indefiniteness rejection of claims 6 and 28 was
withdrawn (paper numbers 19 and 20).
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