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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JIM MUNCH and JAMES B. CARLSON
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Appeal No. 2004-0407
Application No. 09/062,953
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ON BRIEF
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Before CAROFF, KIMLIN, and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges.
CAROFF, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1, 3-14, and 24-33, all the claims now
pending in appellants’ application.
The appealed claims are directed to a method of recovering
“essence” from a “mash.” As indicated in appellants’
specification, “mash” may be defined as the product which results
when whole produce, e.g., whole fruit, is milled to coarsely chop
it into pieces. The mash includes very volatile organic
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