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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KRISHNA SRINIVASAN and BRIAN E. DUFFY
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Appeal No. 2002-0174
Application No. 09/190,373
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, WARREN and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's refusal to
allow claims 1, 5-9 and 11. The appeal as to claim 2 was
withdrawn by appellants (brief, page 2). No other claims remain
pending in this application.
Appellants’ invention relates to a welding apparatus for
joining roofing elements. The apparatus includes a pressure
roller and a blower having a nozzle with a particular tripartite
outlet construction. An understanding of the invention can be
derived from a reading of claim 1, the sole independent claim on
appeal. Claim 1 is reproduced below:
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