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today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.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. 27
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 W. WENSEL
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Appeal No. 2003-1501
Application 09/756,929
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HEARD: November 5, 2003
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Before KIMLIN, WARREN and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally
rejecting claims 1 through 20 and 43 through 62. Appellant cancelled claims 1 through 20
subsequent to the final rejection, leaving claims 43 through 62 for our consideration on appeal.
Claims 43, 47 and 531 are illustrative of the claims on appeal:
43. An apparatus for removing contaminants from one or more component surfaces of an
encapsulated object, the apparatus comprising:
an encapsulated object:
an enclosure for housing an encapsulated object; and
1 We reproduce these claims as they stand of record, including the last clause of appealed claim
47 (“of gas” and “and an electric field”). See the amendment of April 12, 2002 (Paper No. 9).
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