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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte BORIS METLITSKY, JEROME SWARTZ,
and EDWARD BARKAN
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Appeal No. 1999-1345
Application No. 08/482,556
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HEARD: May 9, 2001
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Before THOMAS, RUGGIERO, and BARRY, Administrative Patent
Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the rejection of claims 33-36 and 40-43. We affirm-in-part.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue in this appeal reads bar codes.
Bar code readers operate by scanning an emitted light beam
across a bar code symbol comprising light and dark bars.
Because more light is reflected from the light bars than from
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