Ex Parte Schulze et al - 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                                      is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                               
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                            BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                
                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                    
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                       Ex parte ARTHUR E. SCHULZE and WANETA C. TUTTLE                                        
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                                             Appeal 2007-2649                                                 
                                           Application 10/235,998                                             
                                          Technology Center 3700                                              
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                                       Decided:  September 20, 2007                                           
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                Before TONI R. SCHEINER, DONALD E. ADAMS, and                                                 
                ERIC GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                    
                GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                          


                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                   
                      This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 involving claims to a method                    
                and apparatus for acquiring electrocardiograms.  The Examiner has rejected                    
                the claims as obvious.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).  We                      
                affirm.                                                                                       
                                              BACKGROUND                                                      
                      The Specification discloses “a system and method for acquiring,                         
                processing, and communicating an electrocardiogram using a multi-variable                     




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