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today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.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. 13
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte WILLARD A. CUTLER,
J. PAUL DAY, SHAHID G. LAKHWANI
and STEVEN B. OGUNWUMI
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Appeal No. 2004-2294
Application 10/002,343
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ON BRIEF
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Before WARREN, DELMENDO and PAWLIKOWSKI, 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 through 4 and 8 through 21. Also of record are claims 22 and 23, which are
withdrawn from consideration by the examiner under 37 CFR § 1.142(b), and claims 24 through
26, which stand allowed.
Claims 1 and 31 illustrate appellants’ invention of a catalyst for purification of exhaust
gases, and are representative of the claims on appeal:
1 We copy appealed claim 3 as it stands of record in the amendment of December 17, 2002
(Paper No. 5; page 1).
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