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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of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 BRUCE D. SARTWELL and PAUL M. NATISHAN
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Appeal No. 1998-1154
Application No. 08/304,960
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, PAK, and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1, 5 and 7 as
amended subsequent to the final rejection (see the amendment
filed July 29, 1996, Paper No. 13, entered as per the Answer,
page 2). Claims 8 through 17, the remaining claims in this
application, stand withdrawn from further consideration as
being directed to a non-elected invention (Answer, page 2).
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