Ex Parte Blankstein - 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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.                                                                      
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                           Ex parte MICHAEL J. BLANKSTEIN                             
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2005-0988                                  
                               Application 09/878,592                                 
                                                                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                                                                     
          Before FRANKFORT, PATE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

          This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                      
          rejection of claims 3 through 20, all of the claims remaining in            
          the application at that time.  Subsequent to the final rejection            
          appellant filed two amendments after final, one on August 18,               
          2003 and one on October 1, 2003.  The first of those amendments             



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