Ex Parte BARE 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                                 for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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.  32                                                                                     

                            UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                         
                                                ____________                                                  
                                 BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                           
                                           AND INTERFERENCES                                                  
                                                ____________                                                  
                                     Ex parte THOMAS MICHAEL BARE,                                            
                                           JAMES ROY EMPFIELD,                                                
                                           JANET MARIE FORST,                                                 
                                           KEITH JOHN HERZOG,                                                 
                                                     and                                                      
                                          RICHARD BRUCE SPARKS                                                
            ____________                                                                                      
                    Appeal No. 2003-0914                                                                      
                                        Application No. 09/192,713                                            
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                                                 ON BRIEF                                                     
                                                ____________                                                  
                                                                                                             
            Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, LIEBERMAN, and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges.                      
            LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                           
                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                 
                   This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner                  
            refusing to allow claims 47 through 54 which are all the claims pending in this application.      










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