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                                       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                                   today was not written for publication and is not binding                                            
                                   precedent of the Board.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. 11                            
                                   UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                           
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                                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                            
                                                     AND INTERFERENCES                                                                 
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                                              Ex parte PATRICK BRIAN O’BERRY                                                           
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                                                       Appeal No. 2004-2286                                                            
                                                       Application 09/960,193                                                          
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                                                             ON BRIEF                                                                  
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               Before KIMLIN, WARREN and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                          
               WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                    
                                                         Decision on Appeal                                                            
                       This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally                               
               rejecting claims 1, 3 through 5, 7 and 8, all of the claims in the application.                                         
                       Claim 1 illustrates appellant’s invention of a double pitch screw, and is representative of                     
               the claims on appeal:                                                                                                   
                       1.  A double pitch screw with a head and a barrel adapted to join two pieces of material                        
               tightly together, comprising:                                                                                           
                       (a)  the double pitch screw having a head at a first end of the barrel and a drive point at a                   
               second end of the barrel;                                                                                               
                       (b)  the first end being oppositely disposed from the second end;                                               
                       (c)  the double pitch screw having a first set threads and a second set of threads on the                       
               barrel;                                                                                                                 
                       (d)  the first set of threads being adjacent to the head;                                                       


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