Ex Parte PHILLIPS 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                                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 40                
                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                              
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                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                      
                                                    ____________                                                      
                            Ex parte GREGORY J. PHILLIPS, REBECCA A. DEPORTE,                                         
                                   JEFFREY A. NORWINE, and PENNY B. JOINES                                            
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                                                Appeal No. 2001-1862                                                  
                                              Application No. 09/102,044                                              
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                                            HEARD : September 19, 2002                                                
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             Before BARRETT, DIXON, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                           
             DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                      


                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                     
                    This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 53-56,                 
             58, 60-62, 64-75, 77, 79-82, 84, 86-88, 90-100, 103, and 104.  Claims 1-52, 57, 59, 63,                  
             76, 78, 83, 85, 89, 101, and 102 have been canceled.                                                     


                    We REVERSE.                                                                                       











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