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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DONNA S. DAVIS
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Appeal No. 1998-1005
Application No. 08/362,042
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HEARD: October 17, 2001
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Before OWENS, LIEBERMAN, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent
Judges.
DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1 through 10, which are
apparently all of the claims remaining in the above-identified
application.1
1 In response to the final Office action of July 15, 1996
(paper 8), the appellant submitted an amendment under 37 CFR
§ 1.116 (1981) on April 17, 1997 (paper 12), proposing changes
to claims 1-3 and 10 and the cancellation of claims 11 and 12.
Although the examiner did not issue an advisory action expressly
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