Ex Parte BEALE - Page 1



                  The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding                  
                                          precedent of the Board.                                            

                        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                            
                                             _______________                                                 
                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                              
                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                   
                                             _______________                                                 
                                     Ex parte BRADFORD W. BEALE                                              
                                             _______________                                                 
                                             Appeal 2007-1432                                                
                                          Application 09/141,1861                                            
                                              Patent 5,549,673                                               
                                          Technology Center 3700                                             
                                             _______________                                                 
                                         Decided: August 29, 2007                                            
                                             _______________                                                 
                Before FRED E. MCKELVEY, HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP,                                              
                and ALLEN R. MACDONALD, Administrative Patent Judges.                                        
                MACDONALD, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                      

                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                  


                AFFIRMED-IN-PART                                                                             
                                                                                                            
                1 Application filed August 27, 1998, seeking to reissue U.S. Patent                          
                5,549,673 issued August 27, 1996, based on Application 08/118,097, filed                     
                September 8, 1993, as a continuation of Application 07/511,454, filed                        
                April 20, 1990, now abandoned.  The real party in interest is Gyrus Group,                   
                plc. (Br. 2).                                                                                



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