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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte RONNIE L. SATZLER
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Appeal No. 2001-2118
Application No. 08/987,977
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ON BRIEF
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Before COHEN, FRANKFORT, and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.
COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1
through 6 and 13. Claims 7 through 12 stand withdrawn from
consideration pursuant to an election of species requirement.
These claims constitute all of the claims in the application.
Appellant’s invention pertains to a method for synchronizing
the steering in a machine between a first steering arrangement
having steerable wheels and a second steering arrangement having
non-steerable drive units. A basic understanding of the
invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, a
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