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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 C. NORRIS, PETER LOBBAN,
DONALD BESEMER, and ANDREW B. CARLSON,
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Appeal No. 2005-2545
Application No. 10/447,582
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Michael C. Norris et al. appeals from the final rejection (mailed July 29, 2004) of
claims 32-49, all of the claims pending in the application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “the automated transfer of array cartridges into and out
of an imaging apparatus” (specification, page 1). Representative claim 32 reads as
follows:
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