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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MARLYN E. HAHN
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Appeal No. 1999-2822
Application No. 09/103,449
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ON BRIEF
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Before BARRETT, LALL, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 through 18, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
Appellant's invention relates to an electrical connector
with grooves between terminal contacts. Claim 1 is illustrative
of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:
1. An electrical connector for receiving a mating electrical
connector of the type having a plurality of spaced apart
terminals, the electrical connector comprising:
a housing;
a substratum disposed in said housing and defining a
surface;
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