Ex Parte LADLOW 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 19              
                      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 LADLOW and ADRIAN WALTER MITCHELL                    
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                                Appeal No. 2004-2052                                  
                               Application 09/509,147                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before FRANKFORT, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

          This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                      
          rejection of claims 1 and 3 through 20, which are all of the                
          claims remaining in this application. Claim 2 has been canceled             
          (see Paper No. 13, filed October 28, 2002).                                 

          As noted on pages 1 and 2 of the specification, appellants’                 
          invention provides an adapter which permits the use of an                   
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