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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 GLENN DORSCH, KENT H. HEERAN and ARNE E. SWENSON
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Appeal No. 2006-0962
Application No. 10/117,981
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, CRAWFORD and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 15 through 23, the only claims remaining in
the application. Claims 1 through 14 has been cancelled.
Appellants’ invention relates to a centrifugal pump
effective for pumping liquids and slurries containing solid
matter. Independent claim 15 is representative of the subject
matter on appeal and reads as follows:
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