Ex Parte BOWEN et al - Page 1




                                 THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                     
               The opinion in support of the decision being entered today                                                         
               (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and                                                           
               (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                         
                                                                                                     Paper No. 16                 

                                 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                        
                                                  ______________________                                                          
                                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                         
                                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                                              
                                                  ______________________                                                          
                                       Ex parte CARL L. BOWEN and KEITH Q. LAO                                                    
                                                   _____________________                                                          
                                                    Appeal No.  2001-2503                                                         
                                                 Application   No. 09/075,7671                                                    
                                                   _____________________                                                          
                                                           ON BRIEF                                                               
                                                   ____________________                                                           
               Before PAK, WALTZ and JEFFREY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                 
               PAK, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                  


                                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                                             
                      This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C.§134 from the examiner’s refusal to                          
               allow claims 1, 2, 4-10, 12-16 and 18-47, which are all the claims pending in this application.                    
               Claims 1, 9, 15, 23, 30 and 35 have been amended after the final Office action dated July 5,                       
               2000.                                                                                                              



               1  Application for patent filed May 11, 1998.                                                                      

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