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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DAVID R. HARTMAN,
WILLIAM C. BRADY, DAVID V. STOTLER,
and
SUSAN M. PIERIK
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Appeal No. 2001-2187
Application No. 09/333,356
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ON BRIEF
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, DELMENDO, and MOORE, Administrative
Patent Judges.
MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final
rejection of claims 1-2. Claims 3-9 are allowed, claims 9-22 are
withdrawn from consideration, and claims 23-43 have been canceled.
Thus, only claims 1-2 are before us on this appeal.
REPRESENTATIVE CLAIM
Claim 1 is representative, and reads as follows on the next
page:
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