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was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.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 MICHAEL L. HOWARD and WILLIAM R. HARPER JR.
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Appeal No. 2005-1540
Application No. 09/887,626
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ON BRIEF1
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Before BARRETT, GROSS, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 through 26, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
Appellants' invention relates to a module and method for
enabling an energy provider to send a request to an energy user
to curtail energy use. Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed
invention, and it reads as follows:
1 We note that the hearing scheduled for August 11, 2005, was waived by
appellants.
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