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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte STEPHEN F. BAUMANN,
ROBERT E. SANDERS, JR.,
and
SCOTT L. PALMER
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Appeal No. 1999-0130
Application No. 08/439,035
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ON BRIEF
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Before WARREN, TIMM, 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, 3 through 7, 10, 12
through 14, 16, 17, 19, and 21 through 23, which are all of the
claims pending in the above-identified application.1
1 In reply to the final Office action of September 2, 1997
(paper 8), the appellants submitted an amendment under 37 CFR
§ 1.116 (1997) on March 6, 1998 (paper 9), proposing the
cancellation of claims 9, 11, 18, and 20 and changes to claims 1
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