Ex parte CATES - Page 1




                                    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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16                                          

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                           Ex parte RON CATES                                                                           
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                                                          Appeal No. 1999-1038                                                                          
                                                        Application 08/602,125                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before COHEN, McQUADE and GONZALES, Administrative Patent                                                                              
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          Ron Cates appeals from the final rejection of claims 1                                                                        
                 through 15 and 18 through 22, all of the claims pending in the                                                                         
                 application.   We reverse.1                                                                                                                



                          1Claim 15 has been amended subsequent to final rejection.                                                                     
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