The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication in and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 FLOYD H. BOATWRIGHT, RICHARD M. LOWMAN, and
ALAN D. WILLIAMS
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Appeal No. 2006-1706
Application No. 10/216,111
Technology Center 3700
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ON BRIEF
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Before OWENS, BAHR, and NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judges.
OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal is from a rejection of claims 8-14, 23 and 24,
which are all of the pending claims.
THE INVENTION
The appellants claim a one-piece, polymer overcap for
use with a tubular composite container for vacuum packaging
products. Claim 8 is illustrative:
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