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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HARRY BUSSEY JR. et al.
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Appeal No. 2001-1622
Application No. 09/226,969
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ON BRIEF
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Before STAAB, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 12 to 14 and 17. Claims 1, 2, 5 to 8, 10,
11, 15 and 16, the only other claims pending in this
application, have been withdrawn from consideration under 37
CFR § 1.142(b) as being drawn to a nonelected invention. 1
1Claims 12 and 15 were amended subsequent to the final
rejection.
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