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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 34
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN STEVEN OUTSLAY and WAYNE F. LARSON
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Appeal No. 2004-2043
Application 09/312,919
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, BLANKENSHIP, and MACDONALD, Administrative Patent
Judges.
MACDONALD, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1, 3-8, and 10-13
Invention
Appellants’ invention relates to a key for an electronic
lock, the key being a general-purpose personal digital assistant
(PDA) with a physical interface to the lock. The PDA displaying
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