The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KLAUS MELGAARD and SIMON M. WHITELEY
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Appeal No. 2004-1897
Application No. 09/455,664
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ON BRIEF
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Before COHEN, FRANKFORT, and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.
COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 2
through 6, 9 through 11, and 15. Claim 13 stands allowed. These
claims constitute all of the claims remaining in the application.
Appellants' invention pertains to a filter for use in a
water heating vessel for removing sedimentary material. A basic
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of
exemplary claim 15, a copy of which is attached to the main brief
filed December 12, 2003.
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