Ex parte SMITH 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                    publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23           

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                     Ex parte PETER R. SMITH AND RICHARD ZANOTTI                      
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                                Appeal No. 2000-2006                                  
                             Application No. 09/027,173                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT, and STAAB, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   


               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 1 through 7 and 14, the only claims                     
          remaining in this application.  Claims 8 through 13 and 15                  


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