Ex Parte Michelson - 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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.                                                                      
                                                                                     
          UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                   
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          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                          
          AND INTERFERENCES                                                           
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          Ex parte GARY K. MICHELSON                                                  
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          Appeal No. 2005-1002                                                        
          Application No. 09/991,247                                                  
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          ON BRIEF                                                                    
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          Before FRANKFORT, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          Per Curiam                                                                  

               Gary K. Michelson appeals from the final rejection (mailed             
          January 30, 2004) of claims 1 through 3 and 5 through 88, all of            
          the claims pending in the application.1                                     
                                    THE INVENTION                                     
               The invention relates to “bone dowels to be placed across              
          the intervertebral space left after the removal of a damaged                




               1 Claims 25 through 28, 56 through 59 and 85 through 88 have           
          been amended subsequent to final rejection.                                 




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