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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board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. 26
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DAVID R. BORCHERDING, H. RANDALL MUNSON, AND
CARL K. EDWARDS III
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Appeal No. 1998-2088
Application 08/372,712
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ON BRIEF
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, MILLS and GRIMES, Administrative Patent
Judges
WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Examiner’s final
rejection of claim 18. Claims 3, 8 and 12 are canceled. Claims 1, 2, 4-7,
9-11, 13-16 and 22-26 are allowed.1 Claims 17 and 19-21, the only other pending
claims, were rejected by the Examiner in a new grounds of rejection in the
1 Paper No. 15, mailed June 28, 1996.
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