Ex parte FRANCIS 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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16        

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                     
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                        
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                 
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                     Ex parte KENNETH FRANCIS and ALFONS HAERTL                    
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                                Appeal No. 2001-0463                               
                             Application No. 09/250,863                            
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                                      ON BRIEF                                     
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         Before CALVERT, FRANKFORT, 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 1 to 10, which are all of the claims                  
         pending in this application.                                              


              We REVERSE.                                                          


                                    BACKGROUND                                     






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