°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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MARC R. SIMON, LARRY MATTHIES,
WILLIAM J. JANUTKA, and SABRINA ELIZABETH KEMENY
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Appeal No. 2002-0418
Application No. 08/872,836
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ON BRIEF
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Before BARRETT, DIXON, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.
DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 2,
4-13, and 15-40, which are all of the claims pending in this application. Claims 3 and
14 have been canceled.
We AFFIRM-IN-PART.
Appellants’ invention relates to an apparatus for detecting the presence of an
occupant in a motor vehicle. An understanding of the invention can be derived from a
reading of exemplary claims 1 and 21, which are reproduced below.
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