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not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MEL W. EKLUND, FRANK T. POYSKY,
ROHINEE N. PARANJPYE, LAURA C. LASHBROOK,
MARK E. PETERSON and GRETCHEN A. PELROY
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Appeal No. 1996-2598
Application No. 08/220,212
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HEARD: April 6, 2000
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, HANLON, and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judges.
SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final rejection of claims
5 through 10 and 22. Claims 13-21 have been withdrawn from further consideration under 37 CFR §
1.142(b) as not readable on the elected invention. Claims 1-4 and 11-12, the only other claims
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