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journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN R. SMITH
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Appeal No. 1996-0670
Application No. 08/043,3881
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HEARD: October 6, 1999
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Before JOHN D. SMITH, WALTZ and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent
Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of
claims 1-5, 7-26, 28-41 and 53-54. Subsequent to the final
rejection, appellants submitted an amendment dated Aug. 15,
1994, Paper No. 9, which cancelled some claims and amended
claims 2-5, 7, 9, 14-15, 17-21, 23-26, 28, 30, 35-36 and 38-
1Application for patent filed April 6, 1993.
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