Ex parte FILLIMAN 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                                           publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18                                                                                                          
                                   UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                         
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                                        BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                           
                                                     AND INTERFERENCES                                                               
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                                   Ex parte PAUL D. FILLIMAN and MARK F. RUMREICH                                                    
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                                                      Appeal No. 1999-1848                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/532,177                                                       
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                                                             ON BRIEF                                                                
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               Before JERRY SMITH, LALL, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                    
               DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                   


                                                     DECISION ON APPEAL                                                              

                       This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claim 1, which is                         
               the only claim on appeal.  Claims 3-18 have been indicated by the examiner to be                                      
               allowable over the prior art of record.                                                                               
                       We REVERSE.                                                                                                   















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