Ex parte WHITAKER 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                                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22                        

                                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                      
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                                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                       
                                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                                         
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                                         Ex parte DOUGLAS WHITAKER and SVEN DOBLER                                                                      
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                                                           Appeal No. 2001-0346                                                                         
                                                      Application No. 08/887,648                                                                        
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                                                                      ON BRIEF                                                                          
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                 Before CALVERT, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                         
                 NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                     



                                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                         
                          This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                                                                        
                 rejection of claims 5, 13 and 18, which are all of the claims                                                                          
                 pending in this application.1                                                                                                          


                          We REVERSE and REMAND.                                                                                                        



                          1We note that the appellants' amendment filed on October                                                                      
                 19, 1998 (Paper No. 9) has not been clerically entered.                                                                                





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