Ex parte CARLSEN et al. - 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                   and is not binding precedent of the Board.                        

                                                               Paper No. 22           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                   Ex parte DANIEL J. CARLSEN and GEORGE F. PARKER                    
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                                Appeal No. 2000-0816                                  
                             Application No. 08/938,875                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before CALVERT, PATE and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          PATE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the examiner's refusal to allow                 
          claims 1, 4-7, 10-14, 17-20, 23-26, 29-33, 36-39, 42-45, 48-                
          52, 55-57, 60-63, 66-70, 73-75, 81, 82, 85, 88 and 89.  All                 
          independent claims except independent claim 33 have been                    
          amended after the claims were last rejected and the Notice of               
          Appeal filed. Claims 2, 3, 8, 9, 15, 16, 21, 22, 27, 28, 34,                
          35, 40, 41, 46, 47, 53, 54, 58, 59, 64, 65, 71, 72, 76-80, 83,              








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