Ex parte SIMMONS, JR. 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 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. 14              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                Ex parte JAMES A. SIMMONS, Jr. and RICHARD O. RATZEL                  
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                                Appeal No. 2001-0553                                  
                               Application 09/218,910                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT, and BAHR, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
          This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                      
          rejection of claims 1 through 30, which are all of the claims               
          pending in this application.                                                


          As noted on page 1 of the specification, appellants’                        

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