The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not w ritten
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DEBORAH ANN LEWIS, VICTOR MARCUS LEWIS
and DAVID ADRIAN LEWIS
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Appeal No. 2006-0064
Application No. 09/155,740
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HEARD: December 13, 2005
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Before KIMLIN, PAK and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1-19, which are all of the claims pending in
this application.
BACKGROUND
Appellants' invention relates to a method of introducing
solutes into dried fruits. An understanding of the invention can
be derived from a reading of exemplary claims 1 and 2, which are
reproduced below.
1. A process for introducing solutes into dried fruit for
the production of soft dried fruit which comprises:
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