Ex Parte SEIBER 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 25              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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          Ex parte CHARLES A. SEIBER, DAVID A. SHIPMAN, ROBERT J. LUCHETTI,           
          GREGG R. DRAUDT and PHILLIP M. HOBSON                                       
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 2001-0734                                  
                               Application 09/071,264                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before COHEN, FRANKFORT, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 31 through 51.1  Claims 1 through 12 and 15             

               1 Dependent claims 38 through 42, 49 and 51 have been amended          
          subsequent to the final rejection. See amendments filed April 24,           
          2000 (Paper No. 14); May 30, 2000 (Paper No. 16); and June 5,               
          2000 (Paper No. 18).                                                        
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