The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication in a law journal
and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 23
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
Ex parte THOMAS L. AFILANI
Appeal No. 2001-2031
Application No. 09/071,825
ON BRIEF
Before KRASS, LALL and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1-8 and 13-15. Claims 9-12 and 16 have been indicated by
the examiner as being directed to allowable subject matter and
form no part of this appeal.
The invention pertains to locating inanimate entities by
dielectrophoresis.
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