Ex Parte Pasulka - 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          written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board           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 MATTHEW P. PASULKA                             
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                                   Appeal No. 2005-2687                               
                    Application 10/322,194                                            
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                    HEARD: DECEMBER 13, 2005                                          
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          Before KIMLIN, Pak, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        
                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                 

               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 9-15,             
          21 and 22.  Claims 9, 12, and 21 are illustrative:                          
               9.  A piece of cut metal formed by a metal cutting                     
          apparatus, comprising:                                                      
               cooled slag semi-adhering to the metal base wherein the                
          cooled slag forms a plurality of general arcuate paths,                     
               wherein the pieces of cut metal has a cut formed therein               
          by the metal cutting apparatus, so that an edge of the cut is               
          straight.                                                                   

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