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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ROBERT A. SCHMITZ
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Appeal No. 1999-2085
Application 07/839,409
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS and WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges, and
MCKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge.
WILLIAM F. SMITH, 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 1 through 24, all the claims pending in the application. Claim 1 is
representative of the subject matter on appeal and reads as follows:
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