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          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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 18                
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                          Ex parte JIMMY CIESLA HENNINGSEN                            
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                                Appeal No. 2002-0903                                  
                               Application 09/359,916                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH, and LEVY, 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 4-6, which constitute all the            
          claims remaining in the application.                                        
          The disclosed invention pertains to a cable connector for                   
          terminating the end of a coaxial cable.                                     
          Representative claim 4 is reproduced as follows:                            
               4. A cable connector for terminating the end of a coaxial              
          cable, the coaxial cable including a center conductor, an outer             
          conductor, and an outer jacket, said cable connector comprising:            
               a. a main body having external threads;                                
               b. an outer bushing including internal threads that                    
          threadedly engage the external threads of said main body for                
          securing said outer bushing to said main body;                              





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