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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN,
DENNIS R. NESBITT, and JOHN L. NEALON
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Appeal No. 2002-0109
Application No. 09/110,221
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ON BRIEF
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Before ABRAMS, 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 1 through 13 and 17 through 20. Claims 14
through 16, the only other claims remaining in this application,
stand withdrawn from further consideration by the examiner as not
being directed to the elected species.
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