Ex parte ZLOTNIK 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                 for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                 
                                                                                                  Paper No. 22                   
                                  UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                      
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                                        BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                       
                                                     AND INTERFERENCES                                                           
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                   Ex parte ARNOLD H. ZLOTNIK, JOHN A. AUSTIN and MILTON ZLOTNIK                                                 
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                                                  Appeal No. 1999-1816                                                           
                                             Application No. 08/370,5401                                                         
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                                                           ON BRIEF                                                              
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               Before STAAB, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                       
               NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                



                                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                                           
                      This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                                                     
               rejection of claims 1 to 8, 10, 16, 24 and 30 to 43.  Claim 44                                                    
               has been allowed.  Claims 11 to 15, 17, 18 and 25 have been                                                       
               withdrawn from consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as being                                                     
               drawn to a nonelected invention.  Claims 9, 19 to 23, 26, 27                                                      
               and 29 have been canceled.  Since no rejection of dependent                                                       

                      1Application for patent filed January 9, 1995.                                                             





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