Ex Parte Binette et al - Page 1




           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               not written for publication and is not binding                         
                                precedent of the Board                                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.  15             

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                   Ex parte MARK L. BINETTE, MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN,                     
                    THOMAS J. KENNEDY, III, MICHAEL J. TZIVANIS,                      
                       VIKTOR KELLER and WILLIAM M. RISEN, JR.                        
                                   ______________                                     
                                Appeal No.  2004-1225                                 
                               Application 09/840,312                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before GARRIS, WALTZ, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent                
          Judges.                                                                     
          PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.                                   


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the            
          examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-39.                                  
               On pages 3-4 of the brief, appellants group the claims as              
          set forth therein.  In view of the groupings set forth by                   
          appellants, we consider claims 1, 14 and 27 in this appeal.  We             
          also consider any claim separately argued by appellants, e.g.,              
          claim 4, in regard to PGA compression values of the core. See               
          37 CFR § 1.192(c)(7) and (8)(2003).  Claims 1, 14, and 27 are               
          appended to this opinion.                                                   









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