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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOHN K. THOTTATHIL,
IVAN D. TRIFUNOVICH,
DAVID J. KUCERA, and
WEN-SEN LI
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Appeal No. 2001-0665
Application No. 08/439,920
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, ROBINSON, and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges.
WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal was taken from the examiner’s decision rejecting claims 20, 22, 28,
and 30, which are all of the claims remaining in the application.
Representative Claim
Claim 20, which is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal, reads as follows:
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