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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 14
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ERIC D. THOMAS
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Appeal No. 2002-0584
Application 09/321,028
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ON BRIEF
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Before STAAB, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Eric D. Thomas appeals from the final rejection of claims 1
through 29, all of the claims pending in the application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “a system and method for
controlling fuel injection of fuel injectors in an internal
combustion engine” (specification, page 1). Representative
claims 1 and 11 read as follows:
1. A method for controlling fuel delivery from a fuel
injector, the method comprising:
determining a first desired engine torque output;
determining engine speed;
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