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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JORGEN FERBER and BERNHARD WEIGAND
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Appeal No. 2004-1622
Application No. 09/431,178
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HEARD: December 9, 2004
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Before FRANKFORT, STAAB and MCQUADE, Administrative Patent
Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Jorgen Ferber et al. appeal from the final rejection (Paper
No. 20) of claim 1, the sole claim pending in the application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a component, e.g., a turbine blade,
having coolant passages for counteracting high thermal loading.
Claim 1 reads as follows:
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