Ex parte HOLLISTER 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                                        for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 WILLIAM H. HOLLISTER and RODDI J. SIMPSON                                           
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                                                   Appeal No. 2001-1399                                                      
                                                 Application No. 09/227,819                                                  
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                                                          ON BRIEF                                                           
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              Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT, and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.                                             
              ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                           




                                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                                         
                      This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-8.                        
              Claims 9-14 have been withdrawn by the examiner as being directed to a non-elected                             
              invention.                                                                                                     


                      We REVERSE.                                                                                            











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