Ex parte DEHAVEN et al. - Page 1




                 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                 was not written for publication and is not binding precedent                                                                           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. 23                                 

                                       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 K. DEHAVEN and                                                                         
                                                              JAMES F. WENZEL                                                                           
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                                                          Appeal No. 2000-2294                                                                          
                                                        Application 08/511,425                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent                                                                          
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                 

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           

                          This is a decision on the appeal from the Examiner’s                                                                          
                 stated final rejection of claims 59-78, which are the only                                                                             
                 claims remaining in the application.   Claims 1-58 have been     1                                                                     

                          1We point out that a review of the record reveals that,                                                                       
                 through apparent misnumbering of the claims, there is no claim                                                                         
                 63 or claim 64, although neither Appellants nor the Examiner                                                                           
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