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today was not written for publication and is not
binding precedent of the Board.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. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte W. HARRY MANDEVILLE, LARRY K. TRUESDALE
and HOWARD TENNENT
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Appeal No. 1998-1668
Application No. 08/469,670
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, JEFFREY T. SMITH and PAWLIKOWSKI,
Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 26-
57, all the claims remaining in the present application.
Claim 26 is illustrative:
26. A continuous method for the production of carbon
fibrils in a fluid reaction zone comprising the steps of:
(a) introducing a suitable gaseous fibril precursor into
a lower part of a vertical fluid bed reactor;
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