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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MATTHEW P. MITCHELL
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Appeal No. 2002-0064
Application No. 09/084,042
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, STAAB, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Matthew P. Mitchell appeals from the examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1-12. Claims 13-20, the only other claims
currently pending in the application, have been withdrawn from
further consideration pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as not being
readable on the elected invention.
Appellant’s invention pertains to an improved regenerator
comprising a plurality of separate concentric foil layers. A
copy of the appealed claims appears in the appendix to
appellant’s main brief.
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