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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN S. CULLEN and GEORGE E. MCKEDY
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Appeal No. 2002-0195
Application No. 09/174,977
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ON BRIEF
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Before PAK, WALTZ, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s
final rejection of claims 22 through 39, which are the only claims
pending in this application.1 We have jurisdiction pursuant to
35 U.S.C. § 134.
According to appellants, the invention is directed to an
improved composition for absorbing oxygen and generating carbon
1An amendment dated Mar. 2, 2001, Paper No. 16, submitted
subsequent to the final rejection, was entered by the examiner as
stated in the Advisory Action dated Mar. 12, 2001, Paper No. 17.
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