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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of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. 18
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ANDREW W. BUIRGE, PAUL J. BUSCEMI
and PAUL H. BURMEISTER
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Appeal No. 2000-0673
Application No. 08/960,276
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ON BRIEF
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Before CALVERT, COHEN, and FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent
Judges.
CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 55
to 59. Claim 61, the other claim remaining in the
application, has been allowed.
The subject matter in issue is defined by claim 55, the
only independent claim on appeal, as follows:
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