Ex parte BUSSEY JR. 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                                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21                        

                                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                      
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                                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                       
                                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                                         
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                                                 Ex parte HARRY BUSSEY JR. et al.                                                                       
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                                                           Appeal No. 2001-1622                                                                         
                                                      Application No. 09/226,969                                                                        
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                                                                      ON BRIEF                                                                          
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                 Before STAAB, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                            
                 NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                     



                                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                         
                          This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                                                                        
                 rejection of claims 12 to 14 and 17.  Claims 1, 2, 5 to 8, 10,                                                                         
                 11, 15 and 16, the only other claims pending in this                                                                                   
                 application, have been withdrawn from consideration under 37                                                                           
                 CFR § 1.142(b) as being drawn to a nonelected invention.                                             1                                 



                          1Claims 12 and 15 were amended subsequent to the final                                                                        
                 rejection.                                                                                                                             





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