Ex parte BARTLETT 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                 not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                                                                            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. 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 CHRISTOPHER D. BARTLETT,                                                                          
                                                             MICHAEL LAYCOCK                                                                            
                                                       and PETER B. LEADBEATER                                                                          
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                                                          Appeal No. 1998-2416                                                                          
                                                        Application 08/586,807                                                                          
                                                                  ___________                                                                           
                                                       HEARD: February 8, 2001                                                                          
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                 Before MCQUADE, NASE, and GONZALES, Administrative Patent                                                                              
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          Christopher D. Bartlett et al. appeal from the final                                                                          
                 rejection of claims 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 through 12, 15, 16, 21, 22                                                                           
                 and 26.   Claims 23 through 25 and 27 through 35, the only1                                                                                                                         
                 other claims pending in the application, stand allowed.                                                                                



                          1Appealed claims 6 and 7 have been amended subsequent to                                                                      
                 final rejection.                                                                                                                       
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