Ex Parte Harding et al - 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                                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOSEPH JAMES HARDING                                                  
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                                               Appeal No. 2005-1109                                                    
                                             Application No. 09/781,733                                                
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                                            HEARD:  AUGUST 10, 2005                                                    
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                 Before PATE, BAHR and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                           
                 PATE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                    


                                              DECISION ON APPEAL                                                       


                        This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 6-32.  These are the                      
                 only claims in the application.                                                                       
                        The invention is in the field of machines that rapidly produce cushioning                      
                 material on demand from paper stock.   The claimed invention is directed to the                       
                 monitoring and totaling of the amount of stock material used during a period of                       
                 time and an apparatus that stores this information.  The claimed invention may                        
                 be further understood with reference to the appealed claims appended to                               
                 appellant’s brief.                                                                                    


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