The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DON L. BIERLY
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Appeal No. 2000-0487
Application No. 08/856,228
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ON BRIEF
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Before ABRAMS, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 7 to 9, 11, 12, 14, 15 and 20. Claim 2 to
6 and 13 have been objected to as depending from a non-allowed
claim. Claims 10 and 16 to 19 have been withdrawn from
consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as being drawn to a
nonelected invention. Claim 1 has been canceled.
We AFFIRM-IN-PART.
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