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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 47
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte WILLIAM ELKINS
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Appeal No. 2001-1418
Application 08/022,822
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ON BRIEF
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Before COHEN, STAAB, and MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
William Elkins originally took this appeal from the final
rejection of claims 30 through 35, 39 through 41, 51 and 52.1 As
the examiner has since withdrawn the rejections of claims 30
through 35, which now stand allowed, the appeal as to these
1 The record is unclear as to whether the amendment of claim
52 (see Paper No. 36) submitted subsequent to final rejection has
been entered. Although the advisory action mailed October 19,
1999 (Paper No. 37) indicates that the amendment is not entered,
the proposed change has in fact been effected. This discrepancy
should be resolved upon return of the application to the
technology center.
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