The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte NICHOLAS D. THAYER, ROBERT W. LUFFEL,
DAVID P. JONES, and MARK A. SMITH
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Appeal No. 2002-1744
Application No. 09/179,793
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ON BRIEF
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Before RUGGIERO, BARRY, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
A patent examiner rejected claim 36. The appellants appeal therefrom under 35
U.S.C. § 134(a). We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue on appeal concerns removal and replacement of data
cartridges, such as optical disks or magnetic tapes, contained in a "juke box." A juke
box is used to store and access many data cartridges. A typical juke box includes a
"magazine" offering storage locations for the data cartridges. (Spec. at 1.) A "picker"
transports cartridges between the magazine and a read/write device. (Id. at 1-2.)
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