The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 GREG HAHN, ZILI SUN, CARLOS ZAMUDIO, JASON HUGENROTH,
THOMAS BARITO, JAMES W. BUSH, JOE T. HILL, AND JOHN R. WILLIAMS
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Appeal No. 2003-1836
Application No. 10/085,590
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ON BRIEF
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Before BARRETT, BARRY, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
A patent examiner rejected claims 20-23 and 25. The appellants appeal
therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue on appeal monitors a compressor to identify faults therein.
A cooling systems uses a compressor to compress a refrigerant. In a scroll
compressor, for example, two spiral scroll wraps orbit relative to each other to
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