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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 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 BRUCE M. WARNES,
DAVID C. PUNOLA,
JEFFERY S. SMITH,
and
DANIEL L. NEAR
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Appeal No. 1997-2023
Application No. 08/197,497
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ON BRIEF
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Before JOHN D. SMITH, WALTZ, and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent
Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s
final rejection of claims 1 through 19. Claims 20 through
25, the only other claims pending in this application, stand
withdrawn from further consideration as directed to a nonelected
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