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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte GERALD A. LUNDE
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Appeal No. 2001-0888
Application No. 08/790,559
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, LIEBERMAN, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 20-44 and 57-59. These
are all of the claims remaining in the application.
The subject matter on appeal relates to a method useful in forming a composite
body. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of providing a mandrel body,
positioning a bladder around the mandrel body, wherein the bladder has a caul sheet
section coupled to the outer surface thereof, and placing a plurality of fibers around the
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