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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HEBAH AHMED, HARJIT S. KOHLI and BEN A. DONNELL
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Appeal No. 2004-2173
Application No. 09/970,353
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, MCQUADE, and BAHR, 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 through 14 and 19 through 26. Claims 27
through 31, the only other claims remaining in the application,
stand allowed. Claims 15 through 18 have been canceled.
Appellants' invention relates to an apparatus and method of
protecting and sealing spliced communication lines, particularly
in the harsh environment of downhole well applications in the oil
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