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today was not written for publication and is not
binding precedent of the Board.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. 45
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JAMES SKINNER, JOHN S. THORN, CRAIG NORDBY
and JOSEPH G. MERCINKIEWICZ
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Appeal No. 2002-0831
Application 08/250,286
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HEARD: APRIL 10, 2003
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Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH, and BARRY, Administrative Patent
Judges.
JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the examiner’s rejection of claims 35-39, 44, 45 and 47-58,
which constitute all the claims remaining in the application. An
amendment after final rejection was filed on November 28, 2000
but was denied entry by the examiner.
The disclosed invention pertains to a method and
apparatus for controlling the operation of a dynamoelectric
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