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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 32
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MARK P. MIELKE, STEVEN D. TUCKER,
and ARTHUR R. HENNESSEY
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Appeal No. 2002-2295
Application 08/988,457
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HEARD: April 3, 2003
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Before BARRETT, FLEMING, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent
Judges.
FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1 through 3, 5, 7, 8, 11 through 14, 16, 17 and 20.
Claims 4, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18 and 19 stand objected to as being
dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if
rewritten in independent form. Claims 21 through 32 have been
canceled.
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