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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 GARY EUGENE WHEAT,
TERRI KAY BROWN,
ROGER DALE WUSTMAN,
and
JOSEPH DAVID RIGNEY
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Appeal No. 2004-2027
Application No. 09/670,189
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ON BRIEF
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Before PAK, WARREN, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.
DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 (2003)
from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 20 (final
Office action mailed Apr. 25, 2003), which are all of the claims
pending in the above-identified application.1
The subject matter on appeal relates to a method for coating
an article (e.g., airfoils of gas turbine blades and vanes).
1 In reply to the final Office action, the appellants
submitted two amendments pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.116
(2003)(effective Feb. 5, 2001). The first, which was filed on
Jul. 21, 2003, was refused entry. (Advisory action mailed Aug.
4, 2003.) The second, which was filed on Aug. 25, 2003, was
entered for purposes of this appeal. (Advisory action mailed
Oct. 8, 2003.)
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