Ex parte SUTTON et al. - 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                                       and is not binding precedent of the Board.                                          

                                                                                      Paper No.  26                        

                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                   
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                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                     
                                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                          
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                                          Ex parte ANDREW D. SUTTON and                                                    
                                                RICHARD A. JOHNSON                                                         
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                                                 Appeal No. 1999-2230                                                      
                                                 Application 08/465,236                                                    
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                                                HEARD:  August 9, 2001                                                     
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              Before WINTERS, MILLS, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.                                             

              WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                        
                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                         
                     This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision rejecting claims 22 through 60,                    
              which are all of the claims remaining in the application.                                                    


                                                 Representative Claims                                                     
                     Claims 22, 23, 24, and 28, which are illustrative of the subject matter on appeal,                    
              read as follows:                                                                                             


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