The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DAVID E. BUTTERWORTH
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Appeal No. 1998-2029
Application No. 08/258,643
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ON BRIEF
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Before CALVERT, NASE, and GONZALES, Administrative Patent
Judges.
NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the refusal of the examiner to
allow claims 1-11. These claims constitute all of the claims1
pending in this application.
We AFFIRM-IN-PART.
1Claim 10 was amended subsequent to the final rejection.
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