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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 HAROLD J. VINEGAR and SCOTT LEE WELLINGTON
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Appeal No. 2002-0836
Application No. 09/264,437
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ON BRIEF
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Before COHEN, STAAB and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-7,
which are all of the claims pending in this application.
We REVERSE.
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to an electrical heating apparatus for a borehole
wherein a casing is not required. Independent claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and
reads as follows:
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