Ex Parte Cundiff - 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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 RAYMOND M. CUNDIFF, SR.                           
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                                 Appeal No. 2006-0455                                 
                              Application No. 10/217,378                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before THOMAS, LEVY, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 1-20, which are all of the claims pending in            
          this application.                                                           

               We AFFIRM-IN-PART.                                                     

                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               The appellant's invention relates to a system and apparatus            
          for off-axis loading/unloading an optical disc in a disc drive              




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