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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DAN A. NICKENS and CHARLES C. MATTERN
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Appeal No. 1998-3402
Application No. 08/190,929
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ON BRIEF
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Before CALVERT, NASE, and JENNIFER D. BAHR, Administrative
Patent Judges.
NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 to 15, 18 and 19. Claims 16 and 17, the
only other claims pending in this application, have been
withdrawn from consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as being
drawn to a nonelected invention.
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