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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte FRANCIS A. SPELMAN, PAGE READ, N. MANI PRAKASH,
JAMES A. NELSON, CHARLES E. POPE, MARGARET HEITKEMPER,
and JAMES D. ROTHERMEL
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Appeal No. 1997-2245
Application No. 08/402,872
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ON BRIEF1
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Before BARRETT, FLEMING, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.
LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-14 , which are all2
of the claims pending in this application.
1The Oral Hearing was waived by appellants in a communication received
July 31, 2001.
2An amendment (Paper No. 9, filed April 1, 1996) filed subsequent to
the final rejection (Paper No. 7, mailed February 6, 1996) was denied entry by
the examiner (Paper No. 10, mailed April 24, 1996).
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