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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DAVID M. FLYNN, STUART R. CHASTAIN,
STEVE HAHN, and JUNE M. ZYTKOVICZ
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Appeal No. 2001-1196
Application No. 09/139,155
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, RUGGIERO, 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 15, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
Appellants' invention relates to an electrical lead
structure for connection to an implantable medical device, such
as a pacemaker. Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed
invention, and it reads as follows:
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