Ex Parte Wilfert - 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                                     for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 RUSSELL D. WILFERT                                                                         
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                                                 Appeal No. 2006-1784                                                                           
                                               Application No. 10/668,819                                                                       
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                                                        ON BRIEF                                                                                
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              Before OWENS, CRAWFORD, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                   
              CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                            


                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                               
                     This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 to 20,                                        
              which are all of the claims pending in this application.                                                                          
                    The appellant's invention relates to a plug valve that includes a segment seal                                              
              (specification, p. 1).  A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to                                         
              the appellant's brief.                                                                                                            



















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