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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN E. KULAKOWSKI
and
RODNEY J. MEANS
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Appeal No. 1999-0162
Application No. 08/414,248
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ON BRIEF
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Before RUGGIERO, BLANKENSHIP, and KRASS, Administrative Patent
Judges.
RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection
of claims 16-20 and 24-45. Claims 1-15 and 21-23 were
canceled earlier in the prosecution and claims 46-48 were
withdrawn from consideration as being directed to a non-
elected invention. An amendment after final rejection filed
July 3, 1997, which canceled claims 16-20, 24, 25, and 46-48,
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