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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN J. LEMASTERS
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Appeal No. 2001-2201
Application 09/065,997
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRASS, FLEMING, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent
Judges.
FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1, 4 through 6, 27 through 28 and 31.
The invention relates to a confocal microscope. The
microscope includes a light detector, detecting pinhole and
opaque circular baffles adjacent the detecting pinhole and placed
in a location selected from in front of, behind or both in front
of and behind the detecting pinhole. See Appellant’s
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