Ex parte SICKING et al. - Page 1






          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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 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. 20              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                    _____________                                     
                       Ex parte DEAN L. SICKING, JOHN D. REID,                        
                        RONALD K. FALLER, BRIAN G. PFEIFER,                           
                         BARRY T. ROSSON and JOHN R. ROHDE                            
                                    _____________                                     
                                Appeal No. 2000-0523                                  
                               Application 08/583,307                                 
                                   ______________                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    

          Before CALVERT, FRANKFORT and McQUADE, Administrative Patent                
          Judges.                                                                     
          McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   


                 Dean L. Sicking et al. appeal from the final                         
            rejection of claims 1 through 17, all of the claims                       
            pending in the application.  We reverse.                                  
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