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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MICHAEL C. STINSON,
JOHN W. TEMPLER JR., and
DYRON CLOWER
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Appeal No. 2003-0158
Application No. 09/514,570
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRASS, FLEMING and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 36-53.
The invention is directed to a system for automatic cashing of a negotiable
instrument, e.g., paychecks, when the user does not have a bank account.
Representative independent claim 36 is reproduced as follows:
36. An apparatus for dispensing cash in exchange for a negotiable
instrument, the apparatus comprising:
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