Ex parte RICHARDS - 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                                                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                         
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                                           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 S. RICHARDS                                                                              
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                                                                   Appeal No. 1999-1847                                                                             
                                                                Application No. 08/810,581                                                                          
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                                                                            ON BRIEF                                                                                
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                   Before JERRY SMITH, FLEMING, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                            
                   DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                              



                                                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                
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                   This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 7-12,  which                                                          
                   are all of the claims pending in this application.                                                                                               


                   We REVERSE.                                                                                                                                      





                            1Claims 1-6 and 13-15 were canceled in an after final amendment which was                                                               
                   enetered by the examiner.  In this amendment, claim 10 was also amended.                                                                         





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