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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte WILLIAM C. REED
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Appeal No. 2001-0444
Application No. 08/949,803
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, KRASS, and BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 7-12, 20 and 21.
The invention is directed to transmission cables for use in an underwater
environment. In order to overcome disadvantages of utilizing steel strength systems in
such transmission cables, the instant invention employs two non-metallic strength
members, each comprised of at least one glass strand wherein each strand is
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