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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 78
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte STEVEN C. JEPSON, THOMAS E. DUDAR,
BRIAN D. DZEB and VINCENT C. DESECKI
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Appeal No. 1999-0757
Application No. 08/699,083
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ON BRIEF
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Before CALVERT, ABRAMS, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent
Judges.
McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Steven C. Jepson et al. appeal from the final rejection of
claims 17 through 19, 32, 36 and 39 through 44. Claims 27 and
28, the only other claims pending in the application, stand
allowed.
This is the appellants’ third appeal to this Board involving
the claimed subject matter. The first appeal (Appeal No. 93-
2729) was taken in grandparent Application 07/639,773, filed
January 10, 1991, and resulted in a decision (Paper No. 42)
sustaining the examiner’s rejections. The second appeal (Appeal
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