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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte BRIAN G. RANDALL AND GARY A. RICARDS
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Appeal No. 2003-1885
Application No. 09/837,226
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HEARD: January 8, 2004
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Before WARREN, WALTZ, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s
final rejection of claims 1 through 28, which are the only claims
pending in this application. We have jurisdiction pursuant to
35 U.S.C. § 134.
According to appellants, the invention is directed to a gypsum
board having improved moisture-tolerance, where the gypsum board
has a core of set gypsum faced with at least one coated fibrous
mat, and the coating of this mat comprises a dried aqueous mixture
of a combination of a mineral pigment, an inorganic adhesive binder
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