Ex parte TUTTLE et al. - Page 1




                                             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                 publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                            
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                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                   Ex parte ROBERT L. TUTTLE,                                                                           
                                                           BRYAN R. GINGRICH,                                                                           
                                                             RONNA T. JACOBS                                                                            
                                                           and RONALD L. LAMER                                                                          
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                                                          Appeal No. 1999-1502                                                                          
                                                       Application 08/600,0601                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before CALVERT, FRANKFORT, and NASE, Administrative Patent                                                                             
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  



                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 to                                                                     
                 3, 6 and 7.  Of the other claims in the application, claims 9                                                                          




                          1    Application for patent filed February 12, 1996.                                                                          
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