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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JAMES A. SIMMONS, Jr, RICHARD O. RATZEL,
and JOSEPH J. HARDING
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Appeal No. 2004-0737
Application No. 10/141,443
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HEARD: MAY 18, 2004
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Before COHEN, ABRAMS, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.
COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1
through 37 and 60. Claims 38 through 59 stand withdrawn.
These claims constitute all of the claims in the application.
Appellants’ invention pertains to a pad production and
packaging system. A basic understanding of the invention can be
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