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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte LARRY ORAL AULICK, GEORGE NICHOLAS POWERS
and MARK STEPHEN WEISMAN, JR.
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Appeal No. 2002-1838
Application 09/631,7651
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ON BRIEF
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Before METZ, GARRIS and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.
METZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's
refusal to allow claims 17 through 19 and 21 through 37, all the
claims remaining in the application.
THE INVENTION
The appealed subject matter is directed to an assembly useful
for cleaning toner resin from a printing device. The assembly
1 Application for patent filed August 3, 2000. According to
the official records of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office (PTO), this application is a division of application Serial
Number 09/058,395, filed on April 9, 1998, and now U.S. Patent
Number 6,165,280, issued on December 26, 2000.
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