Ex Parte Button et al - Page 1




            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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                       
                                      ____________                                     
                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                      ____________                                     
                       Ex parte DONALD C. BUTTON, NILANG DALWADI,                      
                     RICK DOLCE, JOHN PRETE, AL BOZZI, NICK PINI,                      
                    EMILIO COFRANCESCO, JEFF REILLY, JOE SPAGUA,                       
                                 and J. MICHAEL WEAVER                                 
                                      ____________                                     
                                  Appeal No. 2003-0030                                 
                               Application No. 09/660,871                              
                                      ____________                                     
                                        ON BRIEF                                       
                                      ____________                                     
          Before COHEN, FRANKFORT, and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          



                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                  


               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 32                 
          through 35, 37, and 38.  Claim 36 stands withdrawn.  These claims            
          constitute all of the claims remaining in the application.                   


               Appellants' invention pertains to a method of packing                   
          containers in a case using a case packing machine, a case feed               
          section, a lift table section, and a grid section.  A basic                  







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