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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of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. 37
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte THOMAS E. VALIULIS
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Appeal No. 2000-1666
Application 08/754,245
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HEARD: August 14, 2001
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Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT, and PATE, Administrative Patent
Judges.
PATE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1, 2, 4 through 8, 12 through 20, 26
through 28, 40 through 49 and 52 through 56. Subsequent to
filing the Notice of Appeal, appellant filed amendments (Paper
Nos. 29 and 32) requesting cancellation of claims 1, 2, 4
through 9 and 12, and requesting changes to claims 13 through
17 and 19. Those amendments were approved for entry by the
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