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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 RAY T. TOWNSEND
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Appeal No. 2000-1052
Application No. 09/060,012
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ON BRIEF
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Before PAK, DELMENDO, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative
Patent Judges.
DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the examiner’s final rejection of claims 22 and 24 in the above-
identified application. Claims 20, 21, and 26, which are the
only other pending claims, have been withdrawn from further
consideration pursuant to a restriction requirement. 37 CFR
§ 1.142(b) (1959).
The subject matter on appeal relates to a method of
injecting fluid (pickle) into a meat product. (Appeal brief
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