Ex parte KONIGSBURG 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                 publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15                                 

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                          Ex parte BRIAN K. KONIGSBURG, GEORGE M. LATTIMORE                                                                             
                 and JOHN S. MUHICH                                                                                                                     
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                                                          Appeal No. 1999-2747                                                                          
                                                        Application 08/757,979                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before BARRETT, FLEMING and LEVY, Administrative Patent                                                                                
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           

                          This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                                                                      
                 claims 1-5, 9-14 and 18-21.  The rejection of claim 19 was                                                                             
                 later withdrawn.   Claims 6-8 and 15-17 have been canceled.1                                                                                                         
                          Appellants' invention relates to a method and apparatus                                                                       


                          1Examiner's Answer, page 2.                                                                                                   
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