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was not written for publication and is not binding precedent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. 12
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte BECKY J. SCHROEDER-PERRY and CHARLES F. SCHROEDER
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Appeal No. 1998-0447
Application No. 08/477,893
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ON BRIEF
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Before JERRY SMITH, FLEMING, and GROSS, Administrative Patent
Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 through 6. Claims 7 through 17 have
been withdrawn from consideration as drawn to a non-elected
species.
Appellants' invention relates to an electroluminescent
display in which light segments are activated in sequence at a
frequency sufficient to give to a viewer an overall appearance
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