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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
Ex parte JEFFREY L. BLAIR, KIM L. WRIGHT, and DENNIS C. MUNDT
Appeal No. 2006-1139
Application No. 09/740,977
ON BRIEF
Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-20.
The invention is directed to a system for programming various slates and cycles of
a washing machine.
Representative independent claim 2 is reproduced as follows:
2. A laundry appliance comprising:
a CPU;
a plurality of slates programmed into said CPU, each
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