Ex parte BOYD 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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25              

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                     Ex parte TRACE L. BOYD and ERIC A. TERBEEK                       
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                                Appeal No. 2000-0484                                  
                               Application 08/677,401                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before CALVERT, STAAB, and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 3              
          to 17, 21 and 23 to 34, all the claims remaining in the                     
          application.                                                                
               The claims on appeal are drawn to a method of making a                 

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