Ex Parte MARLOR et al - Page 1




           The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was             
           not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding            
                               precedent of the Board.                                

                                                            Paper No. 25              
                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                    Ex parte RICHARD C. MARLOR and PAUL W. SALVI                      
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                                Appeal No. 2003-1246                                  
                               Application 08/393,617                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before MARTIN, BARRETT, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's            
          final rejection of claims 1-4, all of the pending claims, under             
          35 U.S.C. § 103(a).1  We reverse.                                           
          A.  The invention                                                           
               The invention relates to solder glass compositions which               
          become molten at from about 388° C to about 466° C and can be               
          employed with quartz-to-metal seals in electrical devices                   


               1  The rejection of claims 4 and 6 was withdrawn in the                
          Answer (at 10).                                                             

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