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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ALAN J. SOUCY
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Appeal No. 2006-0294
Application No. 09/953,030
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, JEFFREY T. SMITH and FRANKLIN, Administrative
Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-19
and 21. Claims 1 and 19 are illustrative:
1. An apparatus for dampening vibrations, comprising:
an enclosure containing a gel-like material and
a bladder disposed within the enclosure, the bladder at
least partially surrounded by and in contact with the
gel-like material.
19. A method of attenuating vibration, the method
comprising the steps of:
disposing a vibration dampening apparatus in a fixture,
the vibration dampening apparatus comprising:
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