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not binding precedent of the Board.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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN P. WALTERS
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Appeal No. 1996-1045
Application No. 08/143,4151
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ON BRIEF
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Before JOHN D. SMITH, OWENS, and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judges.
SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final rejection of claims
3 through 10. Claims 1 and 2, the only other claims pending in the application, have been withdrawn
from further consideration under 37 C.F.R. § 1.142(b) as not readable on the elected invention. Claim
3 is illustrative:
1Application for patent filed October 26, 1993.
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